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INDEX TO STATIONS. 



Station Page 

Abrams 6 

Ambler 31 

Atlantic City 57 

Barto 19 

Bethayres 44 

Bethlehem 36 

Bingen 35 

Birdsboio 10 

Boiling Springs ... .23 

Boyertown 19 

Bridgeport 6 

Brigantine Beach .... 55 

Buckingham 40 

Bycot 41 

Cape May 61 

Cape May C. H 59 

Carlisle . 33 

Centre Valley 35 

Chalfont 42 

Cheltenham 47 

Chester Springs .... 14 

Chestnut Hill 39 

Clementon 53 

Colebrookdale 19 

Collegeville 15 

Colniar 42 

Conshohocken 5 

Coopersburg 35 

Douglassville 10 

Doylestown 43 



Eagle's Mere . . 
East Greenville 
Egg Harbor . . 
Ephrata . . . . 
Essick Heights 



. 26 
. 18 

• 54 
. 22 

• 27 



Fort Washington .... 31 
Fox Chase ....... 47 

Gettysburg 24 

Glassboro 53 



Station Page 

Glenside 30 

Grater's Ford 16 

Green Lane 17 

Grenloch 52 

Grenoble 39 

Gwynedd 32 

Hatboro 37 

Hatfield 33 

Hammonton 54 

Heliertown 36 

Highland Lake 27 

Hosensack 18 

Huntingdon Valley . . 48 

Ivyland 39 

Jenkintown 30 

Kimberton 14 

Lahaska 41 

Langhorne 45 

Lansdale 33 

Lanrel Springs 53 

Lebanon (Mt. Gretna) . 21 

Linfield 8 

Lititz 22 

Lizette 46 

Manheim . 23 

Mount Holly Springs . . 24 

Monocacy 10 

Mullica Hill 54 

New Britain 43 

New Hope 41 

Newtown 48 

Norristown 5 

North Wales 32 

Oaks 15 

Ocean City 62 



Station Page 

Palm x8 

Pennsburg x8 

Perkasie ........ 34 

Perkiomenville 17 

Phcenixville 8 

Pleasantville 55 

Port Kennedy 6 

Pottstown 9 

Quakertown 34 

Rahns 15 

Reading xi 

Richwood 54 

Royersford 8 

Rnshland 39 

Salford X7 

Sanatoga ........ 9 

Schwenksville 16 

Sea Isle City 62 

Sellersville 34 

Shelly 34 

Somerton 45 

Souderton 33 

Southampton 48 

Spring Mount xy 

Stratford 53 

Telford 33 

Trenton 46 

Trevose 45 

Valley Forge ...... 7 

Vineraount 22 

Wemersville 3« 

Willow Grove 37 

Woodboume 46 

Woodmont 48 

Wycombe 4* 

Zieglersville 16 



Prepared by Frank H. Tavi,or. 
Printed by A. M. SlocumCo., 718 Arch St., Phllada. 



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Directory of Summer Hotels and 
Boarding Houses 



Compiled and Published by the 

General Passenger Department^ Philadelphia & Reading Railway- 
April, 1901 



"W. G. BESLER, EDSON J. WEEKS, 

General Superintendent. Gen'I Pass'r Agt. 



CONTENTS 



THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SCHUYLKILL, Norristown Branch and 

Main Line Page 5 

PICKERING AND FRENCH CREEK VALLEYS, Pickering Valley Branch .. . " 13 

ON PERKIOMEN'S SHADY BANKS, Perkiomen Railroad "14 

ALONG THE MANATAWNY,Colebrookdale Branch "19 

'TWIXT SOUTH MOUNTAIN AND THE BLUE RIDGE, Lebanon Valley 

Branch " 19 

THE CONESTOGA REGION, Readings Columbia Division "21 

HISTORIC VALE OF CUMBERLAND, Gettysburg and Shippensburg Lines . . " 23 

ON THECREST OF THE ALLEGHENIES "26 

AMID COLONIAL SCENES. Gerniantown and Chesinut Hill Branch "29 

PENNSYLVANIA'S GARDEN LANDS, Bethlehem Branch "29 

NEAR THE NESHAMINV, Northeast Penna. Railroad "37 

OUT IN BUCKS COUNTY, Doylestown Branch "42 

THE PICTURESQUE DELAWARE VALLEY, New York Branch "44 

FOXCHASE AND THEREABOUTS, Philada., Newtown and N.Y. Railroad . . " 47 

IN THE PINES AND BY THE SEA, Atlantic City Railroad and Branches ... " 50 

ALONG THE LOWER COAST, Cape May Division "59 

INDEX TO STATIONS ,,.,.. • • .- , Second page Cover 



Pleasant Places- 1901 

The Philadelphia & Reading Railway traverses the Land of Plenty, 
and its "Pleasant Places" are found everywhere within the regions it 
reaches. All of these are accessible at a small cost, and a large proportion 
of them are available for the families of busy men who must be in town 
every day. An efifort is made in the following pages to mention, however 
briefly, all of the desirable summering points along, the main line and 
branches of this company. Correspondence with any of the parties 
named herein, with a preliminary visit, if possible, will undoubtedly lead 








READING TERMINAL BIILDING, THILADELPHI A 

to a pleasant refuge during the heated months. Facilities for the varied 
pleasures of country life, including driving over the usually fine roads of 
Eastern Pennsylvania, are generally ample. Special mention is made this 
season of cycling excursions, which may l)e made from all of the places in 
the following list. 

TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. 

In the selection of one's Summer Home a highly essential considera- 
tion is the means available for getting to and from it. As regards local 



passenger transportation, the Philadelphia & Reading Railway is unsur- 
passed in the extent and character of the service furnished. Its trains are 
fast, frequent and reliable. The engines are fed exclusively on hard an- 
thracite coal, thus insuring immunity from soot, cinders and sulphur so 
obtrusively in evidence on some other lines of travel. The equipment of 
the suburban trains is kept upon a high plane of perfection and a remark- 
able rate of speed is attained between stations. This fast running is safe- 
guarded by the "Hall" system of automatic block signals, which has been 
placed in operation on the lines of this company. This excellent equip- 
ment, together with the celebrated le\el roadbed of hard slag stone, has 
brought the physical condition of the Reading to such a degree of emi- 
nence that it has merited the title of the "Royal Route." In the arrange- 
ment of its suburban and seashore time-tables special deference is ac- 
corded the requirements of those whose vocations necessitate a daily trip 
between the summer house and the city. 

The capacious Reading Terminal, at Market and Twelfth Streets, 
Philadelphia, in the very heart and centre of the city's activities, furnishes 
a terminus especially advantageous to business men who desire a resi- 
dence out of town for the summer months, or a longer period. It is 
equally convenient, in the matter of location, for those members of the 
family who make occasional visits to the city for shopping, social calls or 
amusements, and for the younger people attending city schools. For each 
of these classes, ample and careful provision is made in the adjustment of 
train ser\ice. 

RATES OF FARE. 

Among the many potent factors entering into the selection of a Sum- 
mer Home is the expense of traveling. With its constant liberal attitude 
toward its patrons, the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company in- 
augurated and has now in operation a system of commutation tickets, 
which reduces the cost of daily riding to a surprisingly low figure, and in 
many instances not exceeding city street car fare. 

The 6o-trip tickets are valid only during the month for which they are 
sold. The i8o-trip tickets must be used up within three consecutive calen- 
dar months. In addition to these there are monthly school tickets issued 
at about two-thirds the price of 6o-trip tickets. All above good for 
passage of person named thereon only. There are also, between 
certain points, 26-trip and 50-trip tickets sold at a reduction from the 
regular fare, and looo-mile tickets, at the rate of two cents per mile. Un- 
less otherwise noted, excursion tickets are good two days, including the 
day of issue, excepting that when sold on Saturday they are good v.ntil 
midnight of the succeeding Monday. The package tickets and 50-trip 
tickets are accepted for the passage of the person presenting them. 

Speci.^l Note. — All distances given are from Philadelphia, and all 
rates of board named are per the week. The post-ofiice of all proprietors 
is the same as station unless otherwise noted. 



Through the Valley of the Schuylkill. 

NORRISTOWN BRANCH AND MAIN LINE. 

Aside from the attractions wliicli it presents to summer sojcnirners, 
this region furnishes opportunities for single-day outings that are not 
equaled anywhere within a corresponding distance of the city. All along 
the valleys are to be found attractive points for short excursions, rich in 
scenic beauty and historic interest. 

The railroad follows the windings of the Schuylkill from Philadelphia 
clear up to its source in the mountains. It is need'ess to say that the 
facilities for boating and fishing are unsurjiassed, while the hills that rise 
almost from the river's brink furnish scope for rides and rambles, gun- 
ning, and all forms of out-door pleasures. 

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. 

Thirteen and a half miles. Fare, 34 cents; Excursion. 50 cents. Package Tickets, 10 for 
5225; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, I5 90; loo-trip Commutation Ticket, $1350; 60-trip 
Monthly Ticket, $6.75; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $18.25. Thirty trains each way on 
weekdays. Sixteen trains each way on Sundays. 

Upon the surrounding hills many delightful residences and outlooks 
may be found. Hallowell Mansion, Mrs. Hallowell, and The Maples, 
Mrs. E. E. Hewitt, both near station, each can take to or 15 boarders, 
$8.00. Mrs. Matlock can accommodate 15 boarders, same rate. K'ine 
Cottage, :Mrs. H. Kline, takes 15 guests at $7.00. Mrs. Caleb Ruth has 
room for 10 persons, rate of $6.00. 

CYCLING.— Plymouth Pike to Broad Axe and Ambler. West Side River Road to Nor- 
ristown. Township Line Road -to Radnor. Via Barren Hill to Wissahickon Drive. 

NORRISTOWN, PA. 

Seventeen miles. Fare, 45 cents; Excursion, 65 cents. Package Tickets, 10 for $2.95; 26-trip 
Commutation Ticket, $7.80; loo-trip Commutation TicUet, $15. 90; 60-trip Monthly Ticket, 
$7 95; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $21.45. Twenty-nine trains each way on weekdays. 
Nineteen trains each way on Sundays. 

The hotels in the town proper are all on ^liun or DeKalb Streets, 
and the farthest is but a s(iuare and a half from Main Street Station. 
They all have extensive stables attached. The Hotel Montgomery, Peter 
V. Hoy, proprietor, has room for one himdred boarders, $10.00 to $12.00. 
The Hotel Windsor, S. H. Mensch, capacity of eighty-five guests, charges 
$5.00 and $7.00. The Varonda House, John L. Burkett, can take fifty board- 
ers, rate $5.00. The Hartranft House, E.H.Brendlinger, is desirably located, 
and entertains a large number of city people each summer. Eighty guests 
can be accommodated, rates $4.50 and $6.00. The Rambo House. P. K. 
Gable, has room for seventy-five boarders, $3.00 and $7.00. IMrs. J. 
Schultz conducts the INIarket House Hotel. Sixty persons can be accom- 



modated here, $5.00. The Farmers' Hotel, J. F. Keyser, has room tor 
seventy-five guests, rate $4.50. The West End Hotel, Leyshore 
Thomas, Jr., has room for fifty guests at $7.00 to $10.00. 

CYCLING. — Ridge Pike for Barren Hill or Pottstown. Cross river to take road for 
Coiishohocken. Hilly roads to Valley Forge and Bryn Mavvr. 

BRIDGEPORT,' PA. 

Seventeen miles. Fare, 45 cents; Excursion, 65 cents. Package Tickets, 10 for $2.95; 26-trip 
Commutation Ticket, $7.80; loo-trip Commutation Ticket, $15. 90; 60-trip Monthly Ticket, 
S7.95; 180 trip Quarterly Ticket, $21.45. Twelve trains each way on weekdays. Six 
trains each way on Sundays. 

This is a pleasant little town located opposite the city of Norristown. 
The surrounding country is hilly and picturesque. Fine boating and ele- 
gant bass fishing. 

The St. Elmo Hotel, at the station, John J. McKernan, will take 
thirty guests. The Bridgeport Hotel, Jesse J. Eastburn, has accommo- 
dations for forty boarders. Friendship Hotel, J. J. Murphy, has room for 
ten, all at the uniform rate of $1.50 per day. 

ABRAMS, PA. 

Nineteen and a half miles. Fare, 51 cents; Excursion, 75 cents.' .Package Tickets, 10 tor 
$3.38; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, |8. 84; loMrip Commutation Ticket, $16.80; 60-trip 
Monthly Ticket, |8. 40; i8o-trip Quarterly Ticket, $22.70. Seven trains each way on week- 
days. Three trains each way on Sundays. 

"William Penn Farm/' a mile and a half from station, Mr. W. E. 
Phillips, is an ideal country home, where thirty-five persons can obtain 
board from $6.00 to $12.00. Opens June ist. 

PORT KENNEDY, PA. 

Twenty-two miles. Fare, 54 cents; Excursion, 84cents. Package Tickets, 10 for $5 80; 26-trip 
Commutation Ticket. $9.36; loo-trip Commutation Ticket, $18.30; 60-trip Monthly Ticket, 
$9.15; 180-Trip Quarterly Ticket, $24.70. Nine trains each way on weekdays. Four 
trains each way on Sundays. 

This is probably the best place on the Schuylkill for black bass. 
Boats may be hired of the lock-tender, a half mile below the station. 
There is an abundance of fine scenery. 

Port Kennedy Hotel, Mr. Daniel Loughlin, accommodates twenty 
persons, rates $10.00 to $15.00. Stabling. 

Mr. Mordecai Davis, whose farm-house is a pleasantly located, shady 
place in the Chester Valley, a mile from Port Kennedy, will take six 
boarders, $5.00 to $10.00. Carriage to and from the station. 

R. J. Colgan can take, at his boarding house, eight to ten persons, 
rates $4.50 to $5.00. 

CYCLING— Hilly road between Bridgeport and Valley Forge. 



VALLEY FORGE, PA. 

Twenty-four miles. Fare, 58 cents. Excursion, 94 cents. Package Tickets, 10 for $4.23; 26- 
trip Commutation Ticket, S10.06; lootrip Commutation Ticket, $19.50; 60-trip Monthly 
Ticket, I9.60; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, I26.35. Seven trains each way on weekdays. 
Three trains each way on Sundays. 

Forever memorable as the scene of the encampment of Washington's 
patriot army during the dark winter of 1777-78, Valley Forge is also rich 
in natural beauty and picturesque surroundings. The stone house occu- 
pied by General Washington as his headquarters still stands as it stood in 
Revolutionary days, and the line of intrenchments thrown up by the 
"Ragged Continentals" may still be seen, as well as the ruins of the 
ancient forge, from which the place derives its name. 




W.^SHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS, VALLEY FORGE. 

The Washington Inn, with its "Annex," jointly conducted by J. A. 
Shaw, accommodates sixteen guests, rates $6.00 to $10.00. It is near the 
station, the river and Washington's headquarters. Livery stable and 
boats. 

The Mansion House, John L. Hay, has accommodations for twenty- 
five persons, rates $6.00 to $10.00. Splendid fishing and boating. 

CYCLING —Via King of Prussia and Gulf Mills to Belmont Drive. Beautiful run up 
creek to Berwyn. Nutt's Road to Phccnixville. 



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PHCENIXVILLE, PA. 

Twenty-eight miles. Fare, 70 cents;. Excursion, |i.o8. Package Tickets, 10 for $4.85; 26-trip 
Coninnitation Ticket, J12.14; loo-trip Commutation Ticket, $21.90; 60-trip Monthly 
Ticket, I10.95; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $29.55. Thirteen trains each way on weekdays. 
Six trains each way on Sundays. 

This busy town has delightful surroundings, good fishing and shoot- 
ing, good schools, opera house and varied diversions. 

The Hotel Columbia, F. H. Ecock, can accommodate fifty boarders, 
rates $12.00. 

The Jefferson Hotel, Joseph McGlinchy, a modern house, and Wash- 
ington Hotel, Fred. Wall, each have room for thirty persons at $10.00. 
The General Pike Hotel, Chas. Reimer, takes thirty guests at $6.00. Stab- 
ling at all hotels. 

The Phoenix Hotel, J. F. Wall, can take fifty persons, rates $8.00 to 
$10.00. The Mansion House, W. L. Rowland, can take thirty, and the 
Pennsylvania House fifty guests. Rates at each place, $7.00; and the 
Hotel Chester, I. B. Reinert, will accommodate fifty persons at $6.00. 

CYCLING. — State road to Conestoga pike and Malvern. Kimberton road to Coventry- 
ville. Schuylkill road to Pottstown. Via Quincyville to Perkiomen Valley. 

ROYERSFORD, PA. 

Thirty-two and a half miles. Fare, 80 cents; Excursion, $1.27. Package Tickets, 10 for 
I5.75; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, I13 87; loo-trip Commutation Ticket, $24.60: 60-trip 
Monthly Ticket, $12.30; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $33.20. 12 trains each way on week- 
days. Five trains each way on Sundays. 

A pleasant town, opposite Spring City. Schools and churches. 
American Hotel, at station, John Grady, takes twenty guests at $6.00 to 
$10.00. Mrs. Shantz's private boarding house has room for ten guests at 
$4.00 to $6.00. Freed's Hotel, A. C. Freed, and the Central Hotel. C. H. 
Detwiler, each take thirty persons, rates $6.00. At Spring City, the Spring 
City Inn, Walter J. Corrigan, takes one hundred guests at $8.00. Locust 
Grove Farm, J. D. Hei.stand. and Fair View House, H. D. Latshaw, are 
upon the high ground. Plenty of fruit. Each takes twenty guests at $5.00. 

CYCLING.— Short road across river to Schuylkill river road for Pottstown or Phcenix- 
ville. 

LINFIELD, PA. 

Thirty-four and a half miles Fare, 88 cents; Excursion, $1.40. Package Tickets, 10 for 
$6.20; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $15.26; 100-trip Commutation Ticket, $26.40: 60-trip 
Monthly Ticket, $13.20; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $3565. Eight trains each way on 
weekdays. Three trains each way on Sundays. 

Beautiful scenery; Yankee Dam, at this point, is famous for bass. 
The Montgomery House, at station, W. B. Steinmetz, takes thirty board- 
ers; rates, $5.00 to $7.00. E. S. Sellers, one-half mile from station, takes 
ten guests at $5.00. Parkerford. one mile from Linfie'.d, is a charming 
little place. Here Dr. S. S. Finkbinder can accomtriodate twenty people 



at the rate of $5.00. The Limerick Centre Hotel, J. T. Miller, and Kline's 
Hotel, D. M. Kline, are three miles from Linfield. Each has a capacity 
for twenty boarders, rates $5.00. P. O. at Limerick, Pa. Linfield Inn, 
near station, takes thirty boarders, rates $4.00 and $5.00. Ample stabling 
at all places. 

CYCLING. — Limerick road for Reading pike and Coliegeville. Cross river at Parker's 
Ford for Pottstovvn. 

SANATOGA, PA. 

Thirty-seven and a half miles. Fare, 92 cents; Excursion, fi. 47. Package Tickets, lo for 
$6.65; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, I15.95; loo-trip Commutation Ticket, $27.60; 60-trip 
Monthly Ticket, I13.80; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $37.25. Seven trains each way on 
weekdays. Three trains each way on Sundays. 

Few localities offer a greater diversity of attractions. The Schuyl- 
kill affords boating, bathing and fishing; the woodlands round about excel- 
lent hunting; and pleasant drives and rustic walks lead away in all direc- 
tions. A few hundred yards from the station is Sanatoga Park, containing 
a lake abounding in fish, two spacious pavilions and a fine caroussel. 
Steam launches and row boats are found on the lake. 

The Sanatoga Inn, a mile from the station, is presided over by 
Thomas R. Mahoney. Excellent accommodations for twelve boarders at 
$5.00. Pleasant View Hotel, a mile from the station, can take ten at 
$5.00. G. B. Yerger, proprietor. These two houses are situated on the 
Reading turnpike, directly on the line of an electric railway connecting 
Pottstown and Sanatoga Park. 

CYCLING. — Reading pike for Pottstown or Philadelphia. 

POTTSTOWN, PA. 

Forty miles. Fare, $1.00; Excursion, $1.60. Package Tickets, 10 for J7. 20; 26-trip Commu- 
tation Ticket, I17. 34; loo-trip Commutation Ticket, I29.40; 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $14.70; 
180-trip Quarterly Ticket, |39-7o. Thirteen trains each way on weekdays. Six trains 
each way on Sundays. 

A thriving, though sedate, borough of 18,000 inhabitants, possessing 
all the conveniences of city life, combined with most of the advantages 
peculiar to country living. There are good streets, pleasant walks and 
drives, good water and first-class train service. The Manatawny Creek, 
a beautiful stream, well stocked with fish, empties into the Schuylkill at 
this point. The Shuler House, Mrs. E. T. Shuler, accommodates seventy- 
five guests; terms, $8.00 to $10.00. The Merchants Hotel, E. Y. Gilbert 
& Co., has accommodations for seventy persons, $5.00 to $10.00. The 
York Street Hotel, J. H. Peterman, can take twelve boarders, $4.00 to 
$10.00. The Montgomery House, with room for fifty people, is con- 
ducted upon the European plan by Washington A Smith. The American 
House, G. W. Leaman, with room for forty boarders; the Central Hotel, 
Jacob Shartle; Centennial Hotel, John Gilbert; Mill Park Hotel, Hon. 
Geo. Hollenbach, and Mansion House, Morris Gilbert, accommodating 



twenty guests each, all have the uniform rate of $4.00 to $10.00. The 
Washington House, Hoke Smith, and the Commercial Hotel, E. T. Plush, 
each accommodate twenty-five guests, at $5.00 and upwards. Clark's 
Hotel, H.B.Phillips, proprietoi, and Jefiferson House, Jacob Brendlinger, 
can each board ten persons at same rate. 

Ringing Rocks, celebrated for its geological wonders and its rugged 
beauty, is three miles from Pottstown by electric railway. Here is found 
an elegant park with musical attractions, pavilion, lake and observation 
tower. 

CYCLING.— Charlotte street road for Ringing Rocks and New Hanover. Colebrook- 
dale road for AUentown Roads both sides of river for Reading. 

DOUGLASSVILLE, PA. 

Forty-five miles. Fare, $1.17; Excursion, Ji. 78. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $16.05; 26-trip Com- 
mutation Ticket, 520.28. Eight trains each way on weekdays. Four trains each way on 
Sundays. 

Pretty scenery, a level country with a background of hills. Good 
roads. Fine fishing and boating. Pure drinking water. The Douglass- 
ville Hotel, D. W. Shirley, at the station, has room for twenty, rates $6.00. 
The Black Rear Hotel, George S. Reider, has accommodations for fifteen 
persons, rates from $5.00 to $7.00. There is a small park at this hotel, 
and the boating on the canal near by is fine. Dr. E. C. Kitchen, Athol, 
Pa., lives three miles from Douglassville, and can accommodate about 
twenty boarders, rates $7.00 to $10.00. Horses and carriages are kept. 
He has a large lawn, fine shade, an abundance of fruit, fresh milk and 
excellent water. A. P. Kenny, one mile distant, can also accommodate 
twenty at same rates. 

CYCLING.— Via Yellow House for Oley pike. Either side of river for Reading. 

MONOCACY, PA. 

Forty-seven miles. Fare, Si. 26: Excursion, I1.87. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, I16.65; 26-trip 
Commutation Ticket, 521.84. Six trains each way on weekdays. Two trains each way 
on Sundays. 

The Schuylkill Valley Hotel, J. E. Hass, accommodates sixteen board- 
ers at $7.00. Bass and other game fish in the Schuylkill and Monocacy 
Creek, and boats at nominal rates. 

CYCLING.— Reading pike for Reading or Pottstown. 

BIRDSBORO, PA. 

Forty-nine and a half miles. Fare, $1.35; Excursion, J1.96. 60-tnp Monthly Ticket, $17.40; 
26-trip Commutation Ticket, $23.40. Seven trains each way on weekdays. Three trains 
each way on Sundays. 

The town is situated across the river from the station, communication 
being had by a bridge. There are many picturesque views of mountain, 



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valley and river, and the facilities for boating and fishing are good. At 
the Mansion House, Samuel G. Spotts, ten boarders can be accommo- 
dated at $5.00. The Washington, L. R. Henry, can take twenty, and the 
St. Elmo, William Dengler, has accommodations for sixteen persons at 
same rate„ Stabling at all three hotels. 

CYCLING.— Same as Monocacy. 

READING, PA. 

Fifty-eight miles. Fare, |i. 75; Excursion, $2 34. 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $30 34; 60-trip 
Monthly Ticket, $20.10. Twelve trains each way on weekdays. Five trains each way 
Sundays. 

Under the shadows of Mount Penn, Mount Washington and Never- 
sink Mountain, is the beautiful city of Reading. 

This is one of the oldest settlements in Pennsylvania, having been 
laid out in 1748 by William and Richard Penn, proprietaries of the prov- 
ince, named after the English cathedral town of Reading. 

For a one-day outing no more attractive destination could be chosen. 
The train service enables one to make the trip from Philadelphia, or even 
from more distant points, reaching Reading in the mid-morning and re- 
turning in the late afternoon or evening, after riding over the two famous 
mountains by electric and "switchback" railways, and partaking of the 
good cheer for which the various mountain hostelries are celebrated. 

A leading attraction is the Neversink Mountain Railroad. Starting 
from Ninth and Penn Streets, in the heart of the city, and only a few 
minutes' walk from Franklin Street Station, Philadelphia & Reading 
Railway, the road winds round and round the wooded slopes of the moun- 
tain, affording, as it rises, dazzling and kaleidoscopic views of immense 
extent and beauty beyond words. A ride of four miles accomplished in 
twenty minutes, and the traveler alights at the great Neversink Mountain 
Hotel. Reared upon the eastern crest of the mountain's loftiest height, 
this edifice occupies a situation of striking and commanding advantage. 
Viewed from its broad piazzas the landscape stretches for miles in every 
direction like a vast and varied picture. The hotel itself is an imposing 
structure, 365 feet in length and five stories in height, with 192 large airy 
bed-rooms, in additior; to spacious parlors, reception, reading, assembly 
and dining rooms. The building is complete in every respect, having 
express office, telegraph and long distance telephone, electric lights and 
bells, elevator, steam heat, open fireplaces, hot and cold baths; and every 
floor is supplied with soft water from the famous Klapperthal Spring. 
The furniture throughout is elegant, and the cuisine is unexceptionable, 
the table being generously supplied from the rich agricultural country in 
the immediate vicinity. A 14-feet-wide piazza surrounds the entire build- 
ing, aft'ording a continuous promenade of nearly 900 feet. An orchestra is 
maintained throughout the season. The season extends from June 15th 
until October ist. The rate for transient guests is $3.50 to $5.00 per day; 



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by the week, $14.00 to $18.00 for single rooms, $26.00 and upwards for 
double rooms. Special terms can be secured for June and September, and 
also for families making an extended stay. 

Another resort of great beauty and attractiveness is Mount Penn, 
reached by an eight-mile "switchback" or gravity railroad, starting from 
and terminating at Mineral Springs Park, Reading's public pleasure 
ground. The ride up the mountain is a novel sensation, and the view 
from the summit of Mount Penn is one of superb beauty and grandeur. 
Here, 1,140 feet above sea level, is situated the Summit Hotel, a new and 
elegantly appointed stone house with electric lighting and all accommoda- 
tions for sixty guests. It is managed by H. B. Schwartz, and the rate is 
$10.00 and upwards, according to location of room, or $2.50 per day. 
Open June 15th to September 15th. 

Woodvale Inn, Charles KefYer, proprietor, P. O. address, Dengler's, 
at the base of the Neversink Mountain, two miles from Reading, is 
reached by the electric railway, starting from Ninth and Penn Streets. 
It accommodates one hundred guests, rates $7.00 to $12.00. The roman- 
tically picturesque surroundings and famously excellent cuisine of this 
house render it a desirable rendezvous for short excursions, as well as for 
a vacation stay. It is open June ist to October ist. 

The Highland House, Miss A. S. Ganser, is situated on Neversink 
Mountain, one mile from Reading, and is reached by an inclined plane 
or Neversink Mountain Road. Its elevation is 927 feet above tidewater. 
The house accommodates two hundred guests, and the rates are $8.00 to 
$12.00. Open June ist to October ist. 

The Black Bear Inn, Charles S. Grant, is on a fine lawn amidst beau- 
tiful shade trees, at the base of the Neversink Mountain, three miles east 
of Reading, at the terminus of an electric railway, which runs cars be- 
tween the city and the inn every fifteen minutes. The house, which is of 
the Queen Anne style of architecture, is entirely surrounded by spacious 
porches, and supplied with every comfort and convenience. It accommo- 
dates one hundred boarders, rates $6.00 to $7.00. Open June ist to Octo- 
ber 1st. 

Centennial Springs Hotel, Moses K. Graeft, is on the mountain side, 
three miles from Reading by electric road. It accommodates fifty board- 
ers, $6.00 to $7.00. Open June ist to October ist. 

CYCLING.— Numerous fine roads radiating. North on Ninth street for Allentown. 
North on Fifth street and Centre avenue for Pottsville. West on Penn street for Lebanon 
and Harrisburg. Via Goulersville for Lancaster. East on Penn street and Perkiomen ave- 
nue for Pottstown. 

Pickering and French Creek Valleys. 

PICKERING VALLEY BRANCH. 

Diverging from Phoenixville, this branch road penetrates the valleys 
of the Pickering and French Creeks. It is a region of farms, a famous 



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dairy country, and abounds in picturesque views. Trains to and from the 
Reading Terminal. 

KIMBERTON, PA. 

Thirty-two miles. Fare, 8i cents; Excursion, J1.23. 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $14.04; 
60-trip Monthly Ticket, $12.15; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $32 80; Three trains each way 
on weekdays. Three trains each way on Sundays. 

The country in the vicinity is hilly, with much beautiful scenery. 
There are several streams in the neighborhood stocked with trout, bass 
and other fish, and two large mill ponds afiford fine boating. An abun- 
dance of small game is an attraction for sportsmen. Good roads for driv- 
ing and cycling. 

The Kimberton Hotel, Newton Davis, can accommodate eight board- 
ers at $5.00. David Heistand, Mrs. Nathan Yeager, John Eckhardt and 
Wilnier March, each have room for four boarders at their farms, a mile 
from the station, at a uniform rate of $5.00. 

CYCLING— Kimberton Road for Pottstown. 

CHESTER SPRINGS, PA. 

Thirty-five and a half miles. Fare, 93 cents; E.\cursion, $1 39. 26-trip Commutation Ticket, 
$16.12; 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $13.20; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $35.65. Three trains 
each way on weekdays. Three trains each way on Sundays. 

Beautiful scenery, good water, driving and fishing. William H. 
Stiteler, whose farm is situated about half a mile from the station, can 
accommodate ten or more, and Col. E. Evans, about a quarter of a mile 
off, has room for ten or more guests, all at the rate of $5.00. Both the 
above have nice shady lawns and excellent pure water. Levi Pennypacker 
can accommodate six persons at same rate. 

CYCLING. — One mile up creek road to Conestoga Pike. 

On Perkiomen^s Shady Banks. 

PERKIOMEN R.-XILROAD. 

From Perkiomen Junction this line extends forty-three miles to 
Allentown. 

The Perkiomen Creek and Valley are famed for their romantic 
beauty, and the numerous pretty villages and hamlets that lie along the 
line of this road have long been popular as places of summer residence. 
There is excellent fishing and boating all along the creek, and some of 
its localities are widely celebrated among anglers. Trains run to and 
from the Reading Terminal. 

CYCLING. — P'rom Collegeville an excellent and picturesque road leads in close touch 
with the railroad up the valley, connecting at Zieglersville and Green Lane with roads to 
Allentown, and at Schwenksville for Doylestown. 



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OAKS, PA. 

Twenty-six and a half miles. Fare, 62 cents; Excursion 99 cents. 26-trip Commutation 
Ticket, $10.75. Four trains each way on weekday.s. Two trains each way on Sundays. 

A pleasant and healthful locality, with good boating and fishing. Mrs. 
M. I. Davis, at a farm house three-quarters of a mile away, has room for 
twenty guests, rates $6.00 to $8.00. Mr. L. W. Famous, at his farm house 
can accommodate eight persons at $4.00 to $6.00. Mrs. Sarah Dettra can 
accommodate six boarders at $5.00 to $7.00. 

COLLEGEVILLE, PA. 

Thirty-one and a half miles. Fare, 65 cents; Excursion, 99 cents. 26-trip Commutation 
Ticket, I13.29. Four trains each way on weekdays. Two trains each way on Sundays. 

A quiet, nicely-shaded and very attractive borough; agreeable society, 
churches of different denominations, colleges, schools, etc. Good boating, 
bathing and fishing. Weekly hops at the larger hotels enliven the large 
summer population. Trolley lines to near-by resorts afford, opportunity 
for pleasant trips. 

The Perkiomen Bridge Hotel, Henry Bower, is near the station. 
From April ist to November ist, fifty boarders can be accommodated at 
$6.00 to $8.00. Stabling. Charles O. Bouvett is landlord of the College- 
ville Hotel, with room for thirty, at $6.00 to $8.00. The "Alberta," J. M. 
Bordner, is four hundred yards from the station; thirty guests will be 
received at $6.00 to $8.00. W. H. Stroud, at the Central Hotel, will take 
twenty at same rates. At George W. Ziinmerman's farm, one-half mile 
from station, twenty persons can find accommodation at $5.00 to $6.00. 
J. B. Underkoffler, at his farm, two miles from station, has room for fifteen 
at same rate. Mrs. A. Brachold can take fifteen; same rate. 

One mile from the station is the farm of D. M. Casselbery, P. O., 
Lower Providence, Pa. Here fifteen persons will be taken at $5.00 to 
$6.00. At Eaglevillc, two miles across country, is the farm of J. S. Smith, 
where twenty can be accommodated at $5.00 to $6.00. 

The Lamb Hotel at Trappe, two miles above, has room for thirty 
guests, rates $6.00 to $8.00. Jno. H. Spang is proprietor. 

RAHNS, PA. (IRONBRIDGE). 

Thirty-three miles. Fare, 70 cents; Excursion, Si 09. 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $14.26. 
Four trains each way on weekdays. Two trains each way on Sundays. 

Picturesque scenery, fine boating and fishing, constitute the claims of 
this locality to public favor. The Eagle Hotel, James B. Rapp, is a half 
square from the station. It has accommodations for twenty guests, and 
the rates are $7.00. Stabling. At the River Hill farm, a half mile from 
the station, Mr. Joseph C. Hunsicker will receive sixteen boarders at 
$5-00. Stabling. Mrs. Philip O. Knapp can take fourteen persons at 
$5.00. Amos K. Bean will accommodate twelve at same rate. The P. O. 
address for all the above is Ironbridge, Pa. 



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GRATER'S FORD, PA. 

Thirty-three and a half miles. Fare, 74 cents; Excursion $1.17. 26-trip Commutation 
Ticket, $14.85. Four trains each way on weekdays. Two trains each way on Sundays. 

The Perkiomen Creek runs close to the station, and affords particu- 
larly good fishing and boating in the vicinity. The Grater's Ford Hotel, 
John H. Carver, is 150 feet from station, and has accommodations for 
thirty boarders at $5.00. Mr. J. R. Koon, one-half mile from station, 
and Evan P. Koon, one-quarter of a mile farther, can each accommodate 
at their f&rms twenty persons at $5.00. At G. G. Kohl's farm, a quarter 
of a inile away, twenty persons can be accommodated at the same price. 
L. C. Shallcross, J. S. Kline, J. C. Krupp, M. Mayberry, Jesse Kline and 
H. H. Yellis, at their farms, within a radius of three-quarters of a mile, 
can each take six at the same rate. 

SCHWENKSVILLE, PA. 

Thirty-six and a half miles. Fare, 80 cents; Excursion, |i. 29. 26-trip Commutation Ticket, 
f 16.21. Four trains each way on weekdays. Two trains each way on Sundays. 

High location, splendid boating and fishing, pleasant walks and 
drives, bracing air and pure spring water. A deservedly popular resort, 
whose varied attractions draw hither a large Philadelphia patronage each 
summer. 

On the southern slope of Spring Mountain, a half mile from the sta- 
tion, is situated the Spring Mountain House, Mrs. N. H. Hobbs. Ele- 
vated 1,000 feet above tide level, it commands magnificent views of the 
valley of the Perkiomen and the picturesque villages bordering the creek. 
A park, comprising 1,000 acres of woodland, surrounds the house, which 
has ample piazzas, large airy rooms, hot and cold baths, etc. The table 
is supplied from the home farm. Seventy guests can be accommodated 
at $6.00 to $8.00 weekly. "The Perkiomen," G. M. Carl, is beautifully 
situated, convenient to the creek and to many charming resorts along the 
valley and in the hills. The house is completely equipped with modern 
conveniences and comforts, and an excellent table is maintained. The 
terms are $6.00 to $8.00, and the capacity is seventy-five guests. 

Mr. G. H. Shoemaker, one-fourth mile, and A. A. Stauffer, two miles 
from station, have at their farm houses accommodations for twenty guests 
each at rate of $5.00. 

At "The Cedars," Mr. E. Sturn, two miles off, thirty persons can be 
accommodated at $6.00 to $8.00. 

ZIEGLERSVILLE, PA. 

Thirty-seven and a half miles. Fare, 83 cents; Excursion, $1.35. 26-trip Commutation 
Ticket, |i6.8o. Four trains each way on weekdays. Two trains each way on Sundays. 

This is one of the most beautiful spots in the Perkiomen Valley, nest- 
ling at the foot of a lofty forest-covered mountain. There are lovely views 



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of the rich farm lands of the valley, and unexcelled opportunities for 
gunning and fishing. The Weldon House is located 500 yards from sta- 
tion, sixty persons can be accommodated here; proprietor, M. H. Bean; 
P. O., Delphi, Pa. The Zieglersville Hotel, J. B. Marple, proprietor, 
and Marguretta House, Dr. J. N. Faust, proprietor, are each one mile 
from Zieglersville. Each can accommodate fifty or more boarders. Zieg- 
lersville, Pa., is the P. O. address of either. All the above have large 
stables attached, and rates are $6.00 and upwards. 

SPRING MOUNT, PA. 

Thirty-eight and a half miles. Fare, 86 cents; Excursion, $1 41. 26-trip Commutation 
Ticket, 17.19. Four trains each way on weekdays. Two trains each way on Sunda>s. 

Spring Mountain Park, with fine scenery, good fishing and boating, 
is within ten minutes' walk of the Eureka House, J. G. Grimley, which 
is located at foot of the mountain, fifty yards from station, accommodat- 
ing forty or more persons at $5.00 to $8.00. 

SALFORD, PA. 

Thirty-nine and a half miles. Fare, 91 cents; Excursion, I1.50. 26-trip Commutation 
Ticket, JiS 16. Four trains each way on weekdays. Two trains each way on Sundays. 

Excellent bass fishing may be had hereabouts, and the scenery is 
noted for its grandeur and variety. The Eagle Hotel, Henry Charles, 
fifty yards from the station, accoinniodates twenty-five boarders at $4.00 
to $5.00. P. O., Rudy, Montgomery County, Pa. Woxal Hotel, S. N. 
Smith, at Woxall, and Jacob S. Gable's Hotel, at Salfordville, each one 
mile away, take fifteen or more boarders each, at same rates. 

PERKIOMENVILLE, PA. 

Forty-two and a half miles. Fare, $1.06; Excursion, $1.60. 26-trip Commutation Ticket, 
$19.72. Four trains each way on weekdays. Two trains each way on Sundays. 

A beautiful summer resort. Fine fishing in the Perkionicn Creek, 
excellent scenery and healthful environments. Isaac S. Rahn's Perkio- 
menville Hotel will accommodate twenty guests at $4.00. 

GREEN LANE, PA. 

Forty-three and a half miles. Fare, Ji.ii; F,xcursion, Ji.''6. 26-trip Commutation Ticket, 
$20.50. Four trains each way on weekdays. Two trains each way on Sundays. 

This is one of the prettiest little towns in Montgomery County, and 
its comfortable hotels are usually filled with city people in summer. 
Frequent entertainments add to the gaiety of the season. A big dam 
confines a body of water one and a half miles long and a quarter of a mile 
in width, constituting a superb stretch for boating and fishing. 



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The Keystone Hotel, Jacob T. Rossel, is fifty yards from station, 
thirty boarders can be accommodated at $6.00. J. W. S. Gross, Green 
Lane Hotel, 200 yards from station, can take care of twenty persons at 
$6.00. At Sumneytown, one mile from Green Lane, the Red Lion Hotel, 
Samuel R Barndt, accommodates fifty persons. Fine boating and fishing. 
At Francis Emert's Sumneytown Hotel, twenty persons are accommo- 
dated, the rates at each being $6.00. P. O., Sumneytown, Pa. All of the 
above have teams and stabling. One mile distant, at Hopperville, Pa., 
Miss Sarah Reed, at her residence in centre of a fine grove, will take 
four persons at $6.00. 

PENNSBURG, PA. 

Forty-eight and a half miles. Fare, $1.26: E.xcursion, S:.84. 26-trip Commutation Ticket, 
$23.23. Four trains each way on weekdays. Two trains each way on Sundays. 

Pennsburg is located on an eminence surrounded by fine farms and 
commanding a splendid view of Perkiomen Valley. A mild, dry air, pure 
water, pleasant walks and drives, delightful scenery and good hotel ac- 
commodations, are among some of its attractions. 

Opposite the station is the remodeled and improved American 
HousCj Mrs. H. A. Schwartz. She can furnish accommodations for 
twenty boarders at $4.00 to $6.00. The Pennsburg Hotel, Herman Roth, 
is one square from the station. Room and board can be furnished for 
twenty persons at same rate. At the Eagle Hotel, Simon J. Croll, rooms 
and board for twelve can be had at same rate. 

EAST GREENVILLE, PA. 

Forty nine and a half miles. Fare, St.28; Excursion, fi 87. 26 trip Commulation Ticket, 
$23.62. Four trains each way on weekdays. Two trains each way on Sundays. 

Fine boating and fishing are among the many attractive features of 
this place. The Keely House, N. B. Keely, and the Globe Hotel, T. H. 
Benner, have accommodations respectively for fifty and forty summer 
guests, rates $5.00 to $8.00. 

PALM, PA. 

Fifty-one miles. Fare, j!i.35; Excursion, $1.96. 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $24.99. Four 
trains each way on weekdays. Two trains each way on Sundays. 

Perkiomen and Hosensack Creeks nearby afford fine boating and 
fishing. At W. Hofifman's Hotel, twenty guests are accommodated at 
$400. 

HOSENSACK, PA. 

Fifty-four miles. Fare, |i. 44: Excursion, $2. oS. 26-trip Commutation Ticket, 526.74. Four 
trains each way on weekdays. Two trains each way on Sundays. 

Mr. Levi Miller and J. S. Krauss, at Powder Valley P. O., one and a 
half miles, have room for five guests each, and Solomon Sterner at his 
farm, one mile from Hosensack, can accommodate twenty boarders. 
Rates at each place are $3.00 to $4.00. 



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Along the Manatawny. 

COLEBROOKDALE BRANCH. 

The Colebrookdale Branch extends from Pottstown, Montgomery 
County, thirteen miles northward to Barto, in Berks County. It follows 
the course of the Manatawny creek, a beautiful stream well-stocked with 
game fish. The country is broken and diversified, the air and water all 
that could be desired, and malaria is unknown. Trains run to and from 
the Reading Terminal. 

COLEBROOKDALE, PA. 

Forty-seven miles. Fare, $1.20: Excursion, $1.87. 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $2080. 
Four trains each way on weekdays. Three trains each way on Sundays. 

At thf: Four Mile House, three-quarters of a mile from station, Mr. 
Anton Will can accommodate six boarders at $5.00. P. O., Little Oley, 
Pa. Fine fishing and beautiful scenery. Greshville Hotel, at Greshville, 
Pa., one mile from station, can accommodate eight persons at same rate. 
Mr. Howard Endy is proprietor. P. O. Greshville. 

CYCLING.— Via Yellow House for Reading, via Half-way for Pottstown and via Bally 
for AUentown. 

BOYERTOWN, PA. 

Forty-nine miles. Fare, f 1.25; Excursion, $1.9^. 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $21 67. Four 
trains each way on weekdays. Three trains each way on Sundays. 

W. B. Leitheiser conducts the Keystone House, where forty persons 
can be accommodated at $7.00. The Union House, J. S. Dunkel, can take 
one hundred at $5.00 to $10.00. The Mansion House, H. M. Binder, has 
room for twenty guests at $5.00. At J. H. Fegley's farm house, a mile 
from Boyertown, ten guests will be received at $5.00 to $12.00. 

CYCLING.— Via Yellow House for Reading and Bally for AUentown; also via Gilbert- 
ville for Collegeville. 

BARTO, PA. 

Fifty-three and and a half miles. Fare, $i.3q; Excursion, ;^2.i2 26-trip Commutation 
Ticket, $24 10. Four trains each way on weekdays. Three trains each way on Sundays. 

A pleasant little village with numerous beautiful groves, pleasant 
walks and excellent roads. There is good fishing in the vicinity. .At the 
Barto Hotel, Albert Mauck, thirty boarders will be taken at $7.00. 
C^■CLING. — Via New Hanover lor Perkionien road and via Bally for AUentown. 

^Twixt South Mountain and the Blue Ridge. 

LEBANON VALLEY BRANCH. 

This branch of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway, extending 
from Reading to Harrisburg, runs through the picturesque Lebanon Val- 



ley, lying between two lofty ridges which form a part of the great Ap- 
palachian range of mountains. The scenery of this region is rugged, 
grand and impressive. In every direction are views of wide extent, great 
diversity and unparalleled beauty. The climate is renowned for its salu- 
brity. It is declared to be fully equal to that of Colorado. The air is un- 
usually dry, dew being absolutely unknown upon the lofty elevations 
which overlook the valley. Asthma, hay fever, malaria, and kindred dis- 
orders readily succumb to the healing efYects of the pure and invigorat- 
ing atmosphere. The buzz of the mosquito is never heard. Gushing 
springs supply cool, sweet and limpid water, while the famous valley 
farms provide the freshest and most delicious edibles. While a sojourn 
among these mountains is especially beneficial to invalids, and to those 
in need of recuperative influences and treatment, it is a good place for 
healthy people also. Gunning, fishing and all varieties of sport and 
amusement abound. 

CYCLING.— A beautiful Road to Lebanon and Harrisburg. At VVernersville a detour 
may be made through the beautiful parks of the health resorts upon the mountains, and at 
Lebanon to the Cornwall Iron Mountains. 

WERNERSVILLE, PA. 

Sixty-seven and a half miles. Fare, |2 oi; Excursion (good six days) ^2. 68. 26-trip Com- 
mutation Ticket, ?34.S4. Six trains each way on weekdays. Three trains each way on 
Sundays. 

For a full half century has Wernersville been a health resort, and its 
reputation as such is familiar to medical men throughout the country. 
Its geographical, climatic and social advantages combine to make it an 
ideal mountain retreat. Frequent fast trains connect it with New York, 
Philadelphia and other important centres, while the mail, telegraph and 
telephone facilities compare most favorably with those available at other 
high-class mountain resorts. The hotels are generally progressive and 
up-to-date in their appointments and administration. With a single ex- 
ception, noted below, these houses are open for guests all the year round. 

The Walter Sanitarium is located high up on the mountain side, one 
thousand feet above tidewater, and two miles from Wernersville station. 
The Sanitarium contains one hundred and twenty-five rooms, and will 
accommodate two hundred persons. The terms per week range from 
$12.00 to $30.00. Medical treatment may be had if desired. There is a 
gymnasium, bowling alley, and hygienic baths of various kinds. An ex- 
tensive livery is attached, and the buildings and grounds are lighted by 
electricity. Dr. Robert Walter is proprietor, and the address is Walter's 
Park, near Reading, Pa. Stabling ample. 

The Grand View Sanatorium, on a slope of the South Mountain, one 
and a half miles from station, is conducted by Dr. R. D. Wenrich. P. O., 
Wernersville, Pa. The Grand View accommodates one hundred and 
twenty-five persons comfortably, at from $12 to $30.00. 



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The Mountain Sunset House, one and one-half miles from Werners- 
ville station, is situated far up on South Mountain. Its location is notably 
healthful. One hundred and fifty guests can be accommodated, and the 
terms are from $10.00 to $20.00. The proprietor is Dr. J. D. Moyer, P. O., 
Mountain Sunset, Berks County, Pa. 

Preston's Sunnyside, perched on a terrace of great South Mountain, 
at an altitude of one thousand feet, is a favorite resort. One himdred 
persons can secure quarters here at from $12.00 to $21.00. The Sunny- 
side is under the management of J. H. Preston. P. O., Wernersville, Pa. 
Carriages meet any train when desired. This house is open from April 
1st to November ist. 

The Highland House occupies a lofty and commanding site on the 
South Mountain, and is reached by a pleasant drive of two miles from 
Wernersville station. Messrs. Richard Hassler & Sons conduct it, and 
they can accommodate sixty-five guests at $9.00 to $16.00. 

The Belle Alto stands on the brow of the mountain, one and a half 
miles from Wernersville, and has first-class accommodations for sixty 
guests; rates from $9.00 to $15.00. Samuel B. Keppell is the proprietor. 

Miller's Hotel, John H. Miller, one hundred yards from the station, 
has accommodation for fifty guests at from $6.00 to $8.00. 

At the Lebanon Valley House, John A. Kintzer, two squares from 
station, fifty persons can be taken care of at $5.00 to $8.00. 

All of the houses send carriages to meet the trains at Wernersville. 

LEBANON. 

Eighty-six miles. Fare, $2.58; Excursion, J3. 44 26-trip Commutation Ticket, J44. 72. To 
Mt. Gretna upon the Cornwall & Lebanon R. R. Fare, $2.58; Excursion, #3 45. Excur- 
sion ticlcets are good for six days, including date of sale, except when expiring on Sun- 
day, in which case they are good for return upon following Monday. 

At Lebanon, passengers for the Pennsylvania Chautauqua Assembly, 
held during July and August, at Mt. Gretna, take the cars of the Cornwall 
& Lebanon R. R. This institution includes regular classes in varied 
studies, formed under competent instructors. Three popular entertain- 
ments are held daily. 

The Eagle Hotel, Jones Bros, and Lebanon Valley House, W. Sperry, 
have room for two hundred persons; rates, $2.00 per day and upwards. 
The United States Hotel, H. G. Walton, and Colonial Hotel, J. B. Ober- 
holtzer, for one hundred or more each; rates, $1.50 per day, and the 
American House, C. J. Kleiser, one hundred at $1.00 per day. 

The Conestoga Region. 

READING AND COLUMBIA DIVISION. 

CYCLING. — At Ephrata connection is made with rideable roads for Lebanon via Man- 
heim and Mt.Joy for Harrisburg, and via Akron for Lancaster, Columbia and points in 
York county. 



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VINEMONT, PA. 

Sixty-eight and a half miles. Fare, $2.05; Excursion (good for six days), ^2.74. 26-trip 
Commutation Ticket, $3554. Three trains each way on weekdays. Two trains each 
way on Sundays. 

Park Mansion House, Dr. E. K. Blanck, is a half mile from Vine- 
mont, situated on a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in close proximity 
to the celebrated Indiandale Cold Spring, and in the midst of wild and 
beautiful scenery. It is a combined pleasure and health resort, accom- 
modating one hundred and twenty guests at $8.00 to $20.00. A Park of 
fifty acres contains tennis courts, a lake for boating, etc. Carriage meets 
all trains. 

EPHRATA, PA. 

Seventy-eight and a quarter miles. Fare, $2.33: Excursion (good six days), $3.11. 26-trip 
Commutation Ticket, $40.39. Three trains each way on weekdays. Two trains each 
way on Sundays. 

Here are located the Ephrata Mountain medical springs, and their 
health-promotive waters are furnished free by the larger hotels for cook^ 
ing, drinking and bathing. This place is 1250 feet above tidewater. 

Ephrata Mountain Springs, Dr. S. von Ncida, is a favorite hotel for 
invalids and those in quest of rest and recreation. The establishment has 
accommodations for two hundred guests. It opens June ist. The rates 
range from $7.00 to $14.00. 

The Hotel Cocalico is an attractive hostelry, only a square from the 
station. It has all the comforts and conveniences of the most modern 
hotel, with accommodations for two hundred guests. Mr. Geo. W. Perry 
is proprietor, and the terms are $7.00 to $15.00. 

The Messner Mansion, conducted by John R. Messner, is a pleasant, 
well-established house two squares from the station. It will accommo- 
date forty guests, and the prices vary from $4.00 to $8.00. 



LITITZ, PA. 

Eighty-six miles. Fare, ^2.56; Excursion (good for six days),fe. 2. 26-trip Commutation 
Ticket, $44.38. Three trains each way on weekdays. Two trains each way on Sundays. 

An ancient village of great historic interest, and celebrated for the 
therapeutic qualities of its springs, in the midst of a beautiful park. 

The Lititz Springs Hotel is one square from the station. Mr. J. W. 
Baker is its proprietor. He can furnish accommodations for fifty per- 
sons at $5.00 to $10.00. The Hotel Sturgis, P. G. Ringer, is the same dis- 
tance, and will entertain thirty boarders at $5.00 to $8.00. Thirty persons 
can secure accommodations at J. S. Badorf's Warwick House, one-half 
square from the station. Rates, $5.00 to $8.00. Stabling at each place. 



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MANHEIM, PA. 

Ninety and a half miles. Fare, $2.70; Excursion (good for six days), $3.60. 26-trip Commu- 
tation Ticket, $46.80. Three trains each way on weekdays. Two trains each way on 
Sundays. 

The Summy Hoti.se, S. G. Summy, proprietor, comfortably takes care 
of sixty guests, and Mrs. Ella Summy, at Washington House, can take 
fifty boarders. The American, W. C. Daice, proprietor, can accommo- 
date sixty guests, and Mrs. McCanlley, at her private boarding house, can 
take twenty boarders. The rates at all the places are $4.00 to '$5.00. 

Historic Vale of Cumberland. 

GETTYSBURG AND SHIPPENSBURG LINES. 

CYCLING — Roads much used by wheelmen radiate in six directions from Gettyshurg, 
respectively to Dillsburg, York, Hanover, Baltimore, Waynesboro and Chambersburg. The 
many miles of drives upon the battlefield are fine. A pleasant short run exists from Car- 
lisle to Mt. Holly. 

These lines, extending southward from Harrisburg, traverse a region 
of romantic beauty and great historic interest. They form the most direct 
and most desirable means of communication between the great cities of 
the East, West and North, and that Mecca of American patriotism, the 
Battlefield of Gettysburg, besides rendering accessible one of the most 
picturesque and fruitful sections of the Keystone State. 

The train service is maintained at the high standard characteristic of 
the Philadelphia & Reading Railway. Through tickets and ba.ggage 
checks by this most attractive route are obtainable at every station and 
ticket office of consequence throughout the country. 

BOILING SPRINGS, PA. 

One hundred and thirty and a hall miles. Fare, $3.66; Excursion (good for six days), §4 S8. 
26-trip Commutation Ticket, J63.44. 

Boiling springs is a village of 1000 inhabitants, situated in the heart 
of the Cumberland Valley. The numerous bubbling springs from which 
this place derives its name form a pellucid lake of considerable size, bor- 
dered with beautiful woodland, constituting an attractive park. The vil- 
lage is a charming summer retreat, being cool, healthful, supplied with 
excellent water, and surrounded by a region teeming with historic in- 
terest and a wealth of natural advantages. It possesses six churches and 
several good schools. There are excellent facilities for boating and fish- 
ing. The Boiling Springs Hotel, J. W. Abbott, open all the year round, 
fronts the Springs Lake, and is about ten minutes' walk from the station. 
It has a capacity of fifty guests, and the rates for board are $5.00 to $8.00. 

CARLISLE, PA. 

One hundred and forty and a half miles. Fare, J3 70; Excursion (good for six days) $1.94. 
26-trip Commutation Ticket, J64 14. 

This handsome town of 10,000 inhabitants is one of the oldest settle- 
ments in Southern Pennsylvania. It is situated in the far-famed Cumber- 



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land Valley, in one of the most beautiful spots between the North and the 
South Mountains. The United States Indian School occupies the old 
Government barracks, erected here by the Hessian soldiers captured by 
Washington at the battle of Trenton in 1777. Dickinson College, founded 
1793, is located here; also Metzgar College for young women. The high- 
ways are broad and well paved; an excellent water supply, gas, electric 
lights, and electric railways to nearby pleasure resorts, are up-to-date 
features. Contiguous to the town are many fine drives, picturesque views 
and numerous trout streams. 

At the Hotel Wellington, G. B. Brandon, sixty persons can be com- 
fortably entertained at $7.00 to $10.00. An equal number can find accom- 
modations at the Mansion House, Harry Miller, at same rates. The 
Thudium House, M. K. Brubaker, proprietor, has a capacity of thirty 
guests. The rate is $4.00. 

MT. HOLLY SPRINGS, PA. 

One hundred and thirty-five and a quarter miles. Fare, $3.70; Excursion (good forsix days), 
54.94; Excursion (good until October 31st), J6.00. 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $64.14. 

Situated at the base of the great South Mountain, and on the verge 
of the Cumberland Valley, this is a truly delightful resort. The drives 
are pleasant, the boating excellent, good trout, bass and pickerel fishing 
nearby, excellent hunting among the mountains. 

The Holly Inn, a noted summer hostelry, conducted by Jos. S. Earley, 
accommodates one hundred and twenty-five guests, and the rates are $2.00 
per day. The Inn contains seventy rooms, and all the conveniences of a 
first-class modern hotel, including stabling for thirty horses. The United 
States Hotel, of which W. H. Carbaugh is proprietor, has accommoda- 
tions for twenty-five boarders at $1.50 per day. 

GETTYSBURG, PA. 

One hundred and sixty miles. Fare, J4.00 (good for two days); Excursion (good forsix 
months), $6.00. 

Unique among the great battlefields of history, Gettysburg, by rea- 
son of the vast forces engaged and the magnitude of the issues deter- 
mined by its results, will ever be regarded as the most impressive tragedy 
the world has seen enacted in the theatre of war. Year after year, a con- 
stantly increasing throng of visitors pours into the little town of Gettys- 
burg and scatters across its environing fields and slopes to look upon the 
various spots made inefifaceably historic by the events of those July days 
in 1863. The hundreds of monuments and memorial tablets which dot the 
field serve to make plain the story of the battle. 

The highways around the town, and leading away in all directions, 
are much used by that enterprising element of our touring population, the 
wheelmen, who come here in large numbers by train, and make this the 



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centre of a variety of pleasing excursions. The amateur photographer, 
too, finds along the winding streams of the valley a wrealth of subjects, 
picturesque and historical, for his plates. 

The Eagle Hotel, one square from the station, has accommodations 
for three hundred guests at $8.00 to $12.00; proprietor, Frank Eberhart. 
The City Hotel, J. E. Hughes, has a capacity of two hundred at $7.00 to 
$10.00. The Globe Hotel, conducted by Lewis Ramer, and Central Hotel, 
Elias Fessnellj can each accommodate one hundred at same rates. The 
Hotel Gettysburg, with room for two hundred and fifty, is presided over 
by M. E. Zinn, and the terms are $10.00 to $12.00. 

A square from the depot is Peter Brunner's Washington House, with 
accommodations for an even hundred people, at $7.00 to $10.00. The 
Pitzer House, a square and a half from depot, is conducted by J. E. Pitzer. 
with room for fifty boarders at $5.00 to $10.00. Mrs. Breunreuter, at the 
Battlefield House, can take one hundred and fifty boarders at $8.00 to 
$12.00. 

The houses above named are from one to four squares from the sta- 
tion. During the annual G. A. R. encampment, and on oiher extraordi- 
nary occasions, the people generally open their homes to visitors. About 
five thousand can be entertained in this manner, at an average price of 
$1.50. per day. 

On the Crest of the Alleghenies. 

EAGLE'S MERE. 

One of the finest mountain resorts within near reach of Philadelphia 
is Eagle's Mere — in plain Anglo-Saxon, "The Lake of the Eagles" — 
situated on the very summit of the Alleghenies. over two thousand feet 
above the level of the sea. 

Eagle's Mere is in Sullivan County, Pa., far from the busy hum of the 
large cities, and is surrounded by virgin forests of hemlock, stretching for 
miles in every direction, imparting a balmy, invigorating tone to the 
rarefied mountain air, making it an especially grateful relief to invalids 
suffering from hay fever, asthma and kindred diseases, while the restful 
influences of the surroundings have been found very beneficial in cases of 
insomnia and nervous prostration. It is emphatically a region of rest, yet 
the opportunities for healthful activity are practically unlimited, there 
being, besides good gunning and fishing in the vicinity, excellent driving, 
romantic walks, and good facilities for boating, bathing, golf, lawn 
tennis, etc. 

What is somewhat unique for a mountain resort is that Eagle's Mere 
presents opportunities for bathing that cannot be excelled. The Lake 
being partially fed by hot springs, its water, while bright and crystal clear, 
has not that cold chilliness generally found in spring water, and is warm, 
buoyant and noticeably soft, the latter peculiarity being due to its con- 



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taining a solution of borax, making it an especially valuable emollient 
and skin improver. 

While completely surrounded by nature's wildest scenery, and afford- 
ing mountain views not exceeded even by the far-famed AdirondackSj 
Eagle's Mere itself is not a rough, rugged settlement, but is instead a 
picturesque village of magnificent summer cottages, hotels and boarding 
houses built on the shores of the beautiful lake of crystal spring water, 
christened by some poetical writer as "The Pearl of the Alleghenies," 
and replete with all the conveniences of modern civilization, including 
long distance telephone and telegraph, express and mail service. 

To reach Eagle's Mere it is not necessary to — as is frequently the case 
with mountain resorts — take a long, tiresome stage ride over rough, 
stony roads, but direct rail communications are made with all the principal 
cities of the Middle States. 

Finely equipped Philadelphia & Reading express trains, with Pull- 
man Parlor Cars attached, leave the Reading Terminal, Philadelphia, at 
convenient hours, and, making a quick run through the fertile farming 
lands and the coal and lumber regions of Pennsylvania, have close con- 
nections at Halls with trains via the Williamsport and North Branch 
Railroad to Sonestown, where passengers take the Eagle's Mere Rail- 
road, claimed, and with reason, to present more and finer picturesque 
views than any road anywhere near its length in the country. 

The Eagle's Mere Chatauqua, annually increasing in membership 
and attractions, is held July 25th, to August 22d, and offers special in- 
ducements to those appreciating lectures, music and other attractions of 
that character. The Chatauqua Inn, E. R. Kriess, Manager, situated in 
the Chatauqua grounds, has accommodations for four hundred guests. 
Numerous fine cottages are situated in the Park, whose tenants can 
arrange for meals at the Inn. 

From among the numerous hotels and boarding houses we will name 
a few, with name of proprietor: Crestmont Inn. Wm. Y. Warner; The 
Lakeside, J. S. Kirk & Co.; The Raymond, W. S. Laird; Hotel Eagle's 
Mere, E. V. Ingham: the Allegheny, W. H. Van Buskirk; Hotel Lewis, 
A. C. Little. Any of the above proprietors will be pleased to mail par- 
ticulars, rates, etc., on application. 

ESSICK HEIGHTS AND HIGHLAND LAKE. ' 

Essick Heights is another pleasant resort, situated in Lycommg 
County on a spur of the Alleghenies, surrounded by a wide stretch of 
wooded slopes and green valle5^s, and is reached via the Philadelphia & 
Reading Railway to Halls, and thence over the Williamsport and North 
Branch R R. to Chamouni, here easy and comfortable carriages are taken 
for a speedy drive of four and a half miles up a wildly beautiful mountain 
road. 

Hotel Essick, situated on a cleared plateau at an elevation of 2500 



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feet above the sea, in a rarefied, dry and invigorating atmosphere, fanned 
by balmy mountain breezes purified and improved by passing over miles 
of dense forests, is an attractive, comfortable and homelike hotel with 
large airy rooms, wide piazzas and all modern appointments, including 
two daily mails, telegraph and long distance telephone. New and com- 
plete bath housf,' arranged for hot, cold, steam, vapor, Turkish and elec- 
tric baths. H. M. Essick, M. D., is the proprietor. P. O., Essick 
Heights, Pa. 

Highland Lake is about one mile from Essick Heights, on the same 
mountain spur. The hotel here is The Highland House, S. H. Burrows, 
of Picture Rocks, Pa., proprietor. 

Amid Colonial Scenes. German- 
town and Chestnut Hill Branch. 

CHESTNUT HILL, PA. 

Ten and three-quarters miles. Fare, 12 cents; Excursion, 20 cents. Package Tickets, 10 for 
fi.oo; 50-trip Commutation Ticket, $4 50. Twenty-nine trains each way on weekdays. 
Twenty-seven trains each way on Sundays. 

Chestnut Hill, five hundred feet above the level of the Delaware, is 
one of a series of elevations which constitute the terminus of a spur of 
the Blue Ridge. Here are located some of the most costly and magnifi- 
cent residences in the country. The natural beauty of the place is too 
well-known to require description. All about it are miles of superb 
driving and cycling roads, and the Wissahickon creek, with all its pic- 
turesque, primeval charm, winds around the base of the hill. 

The Eldon, a strictly first-class summer and winter home, is located 
on a bold eminence, two squares from station, overlooking the beautiful 
and historic Whitemarsh Valley. George Simpson is its proprietor, and 
his facilities are ample for the entertainment of one hundred and fifty 
guests, at $12.00 to $20.00. A large livery stable is connected with the 
house. "Maple Lawn," Mrs. S. Snively, is situated at the junction of the 
Reading and Bethlehem Turnpikes, on the highest street grade in Phila- 
delphia County. Fifty persons can be accommodated, at from $8.00 to 
$15.00. At John Landis' Hotel, four squares from station, fifty can be 
accommodated; rates, $6.00 to $8.00. 

Pennsylvania's Garden Lands. 

BETHLEHEM BRANCH. 

The Bethlehem Branch extends fiom Philadelphia to Bethlehem, fifty- 
six miles, through a famously rich agricultural district. 

It is noted for its salubrity at all seasons, and for the agreeable 
absence of great heat in the summer. Malaria is unknown, and it is never 



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invaded by the pestiferous mosquito. It offers, probably, a greater num- 
ber and variety of summer refuges for city folk than any other region ac- 
cessible from Philadelphia. The train service is very conveniently ar- 
ranged, and it is considerably increased during the summer months. The 
city stations are located at the Reading Terminal and Third and Berks 
Streets. 

CYCLING.— This is one of the most famous wheeling regions in America; tlie points 
upon this branch within the suburban limits and those for many miles to the northward are 
surrounded by an intricate network of splendid roads and turnpikes, too numerous to 
detail. The fine Bethlehem pike parallels the railroad, and at nearly every station good 
roads extend right and left across country. From Centre Valley roads fork to Bethlehem 
and Allentown. 

JENKINTOWN, PA. 

Ten and three-quarters miles. Fare, 15 cents; Excursion, 25 cents. Package Tickets, 8 for 
|i.oo; 50-trip Commutation Ticket, $3.00. Fifty-nine trains each way on weekdays. 
Thirty-two trains each way on Sundays. 

One of the oldest, as well as one of the most delightful suburbs of 
Philadelphia. The houses here are nearly all supplied with the usual 
conveniences and accessories found in modern city homes. There is a 
regular letter carrier service, as well as a free express delivery and cheap 
cab system. The macadamized streets are lighted by electricity. 

The Beechwood Inn rears its broad front on the brow of a hill over- 
looking the station, its gates opening directly from the railroad platform. 
It is surrounded by a grove of fine old trees, through which beautiful 
vistas open out in every direction. It contains two hundred rooms, ac- 
commodating about three hundred people. S. B. Hillman is the manager, 
and the rates are from $15.00 upwards. 

Griscom Cottage, Mrs. J. W. Griscom, is an exceedingly comfortable 
place, accommodating fifteen boarders at from $7.00 up. It is located a 
half mile from station. The cottage of Mrs. Emma Briggs, in Jenkintown 
proper, can accommodate fourteen boarders at $5.00. 

GLENSIDE, PA. 

Eleven and three-quarters miles. Fare, 15 cents; Excursion, 25 cents. Package Tickets, 
8 for $1.00; 50 trip Commutation Ticket, $5.00. Thirty-five trains each way on weekdays. 
Nineteen trains each way on Sundays. 

Situated at the junction of the Bethlehem and Northeast Pennsylvania 
branches, Glenside offers special train accommodations to summer board- 
ers or residents. Glenside Farms, the new tract just opened to building, 
extending from Jenkintown, with macadamized avenues, electric lights, 
and pure water, and magnificent walks, adds greatly to the pleasure and 
comfort of the summer sojourner or permanent resident. 

The Glenside House, S. D. Kille, receives sixty guests from May 
15th to September 15th, at $6.00 to $10.00. 



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The farm house of Mr. E. L. Roberts has accommodations for eight 
persons at from $6.00 to $10.00. P. O. address is Weldon, Pa. 

Miss A. E. Jordan, "Waverly," and Mrs. C. K. Aiman, can accommo- 
date from ten to twenty boarders at $6.00 to $10.00. At Shady Nook Dairy 
Farm, W. W. Wolf, can take care of twenty-five persons at $6.00 to $12.00. 

At "The Brookside," three minutes walk from station, Mrs. E. N. 
Greger can take ten boarders at $5.00 to $7.00. 

FORT WASHINGTON, PA. 

Sixteen miJes. Fare, 35 cents; Excursion, 49 cents. Package Tickets, 5 for $1 25; 60-trip 
Monthly Ticket, $7.50; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $20.25; 26 trip Commutation Ticket, 
$4.68. Nineteen trains each way on we.-kdays. Twelve trains each way on Sundays. 

Fort Washington derives its name from the fact that the Father of 
His Country here erected a fort, the reinains of which are still to be seen. 
The village occupies very high ground, cotnmanding magnificent views 
of Whitemarsh Valley. The neighborhood is remarkably healthful, the 
air dry and pure, with an abundant supply of good spring water. Excel- 
lent driving and cycling roads extend through a beautiful region in every 
direction. Nearly all of the parties named herein have carriages which 
convey boarders to and from the station without charge. As a rule, they 
will all take children at one-half the price named for adults. 

Fort Side Inn is upon the Bethlehem Pike, one mile from Fort Wash- 
ington. It has accommodations for fifty boarders. The proprietor, D. 
Campbell, may be addressed at Whitemarsh, Pa. The rates are $7.00 to 
$10.00. Coach will meet trains by arrangement. 

The Clifton House, Geo. Herman, occupies a fine situation, and in 
addition to other advantages, has a large hall for entertainm.ents and danc- 
ing. Accommodations are provided for eighty boarders at from $6.00 to 
$12.00. Stabling. 

The names which follow are those of persons having farm houses in 
the vicinity, the local or post office name being given, with the distance 
from Fort Washington station: Mrs. Thomas Shoemaker, Jarrettown, 
Pa., two and a half miles, can accommodate twenty at $7.00 to $10.00; con- 
veyance to and from station free of charge. Albert Atkinson, at the vil- 
lage of Three Tuns, Pa., two miles east of Fort Washington, has accom- 
modations for ten at $6.00 to $8.00. The Donata, B. F. Levy, Fort 
Washington, can, after May ist, provide for twenty-five persons at 
from $6.00 to $8.00. Mrs. Isaac Conard, Mrs. W. Shafifer, Jos. Huckle and 
W. H. Warner, all within a radius of one mile, can accommodate twelve 
persons each. 

AMBLER. PA. 

Seventeen and a Quarter miles. Fare, 41 cents; Excursion, 59 cents. Package Tickets, 5 for 
$1.50; 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $7.95; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $21.45; 26 trip Commuta- 
tion Ticket, $5.55. Twenty trains each way on weekdays. Thirteen trains each way 
on Sundays. 

A pretty village, favorably situated at a considerable elevation. The 
atmosphere is dry and cool, and the country roundabout affords fine views, 



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walks and drives. Electric lights, baths and other modern conveniences 
are found in the houses mentioned here. 

The Hotel Ambler, fifty yards from station, J. H. Blackburn, can 
entertain thirty guests at $7.00 to $12.00. 

At the Wyndham Hotel, J. D. Cooper, sixty boarders can be taken 
at from $8.00 to $12.00. Stabling. 

GWYNEDD, PA. 

Twenty miles. Fare, 53 cents; Excursion, 75 cents. Package Tickets, 5 for $1.90; 60-trip 
Monthly Ticket, $8.85; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $23.90; 26-trip Commutation Ticket $6.94. 
Eighteen trains each way on weekdays. Twelve trains each way on Sundays. 

An interesting little village in the midst of a fertile farm country. 
Its original Welsh founders builded v/eW when they chose it as a site of 
one of their settlements. Stabling at all the following places: 

At the "William Penn," A. G. Yothers, twentj^-five persons can be 
accommodated with board at from $8.00 to $12.00. This house is one mile 
from the station, but in the village. 

Mrs. E. H. Evans, whose P. O. address is Hoyt, Pa., will take twelve 
boarders at Echo Farm, located a half mile from Gwynedd Station. The 
terms are $8.00. At Lindenwold Grange, one mile from the Station, Mrs. 
H. C. Kibblehouse can entertain twenty persons at $8.00 to $10.00. P. O. 
address, Hoyt, Pa. 

The following places, using Hoyt post-office, can accommodate ten 
or more persons at rates of $6.00 to $10.00: Maple Hurst Farm of D. K. 
Bernhard; the Maple Lawn Farm, Mrs. J. C. W.ilton, proprietor, and 
Mrs. G. E. Lowery. The Farm, Mrs. R. J. Roberts, P. O., Gwyuedd, can 
take twelve boarders at $8.00 to $10.00. 

NORTH WALES, PA. 

Twenty-two and a hall miles. Fare, 62 cents; Excursion, 89 cents. Package Tickets, 5 for 
$2. 25; 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $9. 45; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $25.50; 26-trip Commuta- 
tion Ticket, $8.15. Twenty-one trains each way on weekdays. Thirteen trains each way 
on Sundays. 

There is much in this handsome little town and its surroundmgs to 
commend it to those in quest of rest and pleasure. It has the advantages 
of quiet rural life combined with most city conveniences. 

The Colonial Inn, M. A. Gangawer, is a modern hotel, which will be 
kept open the year round. It is very completely equipped, and is situated 
opposite the station. Accommodations are provided for sixty boarders 
at $4.00 to $10.00. 

The Idylwilde, a large boarding house managed by J. B. Miller, is 
four squares distant, has room for forty boarders, and the terms are $5.00 
to $10.00. 

The Central Hotel, George B. Dager, proprietor, is one square, and 
the North Wales Hotel, Wm. H. Earnest, four squares from station. Each 
has room for twenty or more guests at $4.00 to $10.00. 



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Mrs. B. S. Devine at "Ivy Villa," can accommodate twenty or more 
guests at $6.00 to $8.00. 

LANSDALE, PA. 

Twenty-four and a half miles. Fare, 74 cents; Excursion, 99 cents. Package Tickets, 5 for 
$2.50; 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $10.05; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, J27.15; 26-trip'Commuta- 
tion Ticket, $9.19. Twenty-four trains each way on weekdays. Fifteen trains each way 
on Sundays. 

The Hotel Norwood, R. C. Lownes, is near the station, and accom- 
modates fifty boarders at $5.00. The Junction House can furnish board 
for fifty persons at $5.00. Mrs. E. Longaker is proprietor. Both houses 
have ample stables. The Tremont, Saml. Sheetz, can take sixty at $5.00. 
At the Broadway House, thirty-five persons can be accommodated at 
$5.00. The landlord is H. C. Krouse. A. Weiss, Mrs. D. Zweir and a 
number of other private houses will receive a limited number of boarders, 
and their rates are moderate. 

HATFIELD, PA. 

Twentv-seven miles. Fare, 82 cents; Excursion, $1.10; 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $10.95; 180- 
trip Quarterly Ticket, $29 55. 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $10.58. Six trains each way 
on weekdays. Four trains each way on Sundays. 

Mr. Jesse Schlotter conducts the Hotel South Hatfield, and twenty 
guests can be comfortably accommodated at $4.00 to $5.00. His P. O. 
address is South Hatfield, Pa. 

Chester Knipe, at his Hotel Hatfield, can accommodate ten guests at 
$4.00 to $6.00. Mrs. Mary Hedrick and Mrs. Elizabeth Delp, at private 
houses, have room for two boarders each, at $4.00. 

SOUDERTON, PA. 

Twenty-nine and a half miles. Fare, 90 cents; Excursion, $1.20. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, 
$11.70; iSo-trip Quarterly Ticket, $31.60; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $11.96. Nine trains 
each way on weekdays. Six trains each way on Sundays. 

Freed's Hotel, at the station, Wm. H. Freed, accommodates ten per- 
sons. The Main Street hotel, a quarter of a mile from station, Oswin 
Kober, can take twenty boarders. The rates for both vary from $4.50 up- 
wards, according to accommodations. Mr. W. H. Curtis, at his farm, 
two and a half miles from station, has room for twenty boarders at $5.00. 

TELFORD, PA. 

Thirty-one miles. Fare, 94 cents; Excursion, $7.26. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $12.00; iSo-trip 
Quarterly Ticket, $32.40; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $12.48. Seven trains each way on 
weekdays. Five trains each way on Sundays. 

J. M. Kuhn, at his hotel, one square from station, and Fred. Nagle, 
at Nagle's Palace, two squares from station, will receive fifteen guests 
each at $4.50 to $6.00. H. G. Barnes, County Line Hotel, has room for 
eighteen at same rates. 



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SELLERSVILLE, PA. 

Thirty-three and a half miles. Fare, |i.02; Excursion, Ji 36. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $12.90- 
180-trip Quarterly Ticket, 534.80; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, ;?i4. 04. Ten trains each 
way on weekdays. Six trains each way on Sundays. 

At the Washington House, J. J. Witmer, thirty boarders can be ac- 
commodated at $4.50. H. O. Beerer's Central Hotel has accommodations 
for twenty-five at $4.50. Mahlon Fretz, at his boarding house, will take 
twelve at $4.00. 

PERKASIE, PA. 

Thirty-five miles. Fare, $1.06; Excursion, Ji 42. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $13. 35; 180-trip 
Quarterly Ticket, $3605; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $14.74. Ten trains each way on 
weekdays. Six trains each way on Sundays. 

A typical country town, among the breezy hills of Bucks County. 
Exceptionally fine opportunities for boating, fishing, gunning and other 
outdoor pursuits. The proximity of Menlo Park, a noted pleasure resort, 
aiifords a diversity of amusements. 

P. S. Cressman's American House and D. H. Meyer's Perkasie Hotel 
are both opposite the station; the former accommodates fifty boarders and 
the latter twenty, and charge $6.00 and $5.00 respectively. Near the sta- 
tion also is I. S. Barndt's Hotel, where twenty persons can secure accom- 
modations at $5.00. 

QUAKERTOWN, PA. 

Forty and a quarter miles. Fare, $1.22; Excursion, 51.63. 60-trjp Monthly Ticket, $14 85; 
180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $40.10; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $17.51. Eleven trains 
each way on weekdays. Seven trains each way on Sundays. 

Pleasantly situated in an elevated basin, five hundred feet above sea 
level. The Tohickon and other creeks in the vicinity are stocked with 
bass, pickerel and carp, and feathered game abounds. The town contains 
churches of the Episcopalian, Lutheran, Methodist and Reformed de- 
nominations. 

The Bush House, near station, H. H. Souder, has room for forty 
guests at $7.co; The Red Lion, J. K. Stonebeck, for thirty at $5.00, and 
H. W. Weiss and Sam'l Landis at their farm houses, one mile distant, 
for twenty or more at same rate. P. O. Quakertown, Pa. 

The following landlords use the Richland Centre P. O.: The Globe 
Hotel, J. D. Moll, and Eagle Hotel, W. H. Heany, with room for forty 
and thirty guests at rates of $5.00. Richard Buzby and Robert Kitson 
can each take, at their farms, eight or ten at same rate. 

SHELLY, PA. 

Forty-three and three-quarters miles. Fare, $'.32; Excursion, $1.76. 26-trip Commutation 
Ticket, $19.24. Six trains each way on weekdays. Four trains each way on Sundays. 

This is a wild region with ruggedly picturesque scenery, boating, 
bathing, fishing and gunning as its attractions. There is abundant shade, 



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delicious spring water, comfortable rooms and excellent fare to be had 
at each of the following named places: 

The California Hotel is a mile away, and its landlord is Jacob Behrle; 
the caffecity of the house is forty persons, and the rate $5.00. The following 
named farmers take boarders, after June ist, at the uniform rate ot $5.00: 
Charles Dietrich, three-quarters mile, fifty; Joseph and Henry Berninger. 
one mile, sixty; Mahlon Johnson, three-quarters mile, twenty; D. O. 
Sloyer, one square, twenty; VV. H. Johnson, one mile, twenty-five, and 
G. S. Landis, half mile, forty. 

COOPERSBURG, PA. 

Forty-five and three-quarters miles. Fare, J1.38; Excursion, $1.84 (good for two days); ?2 65 
(good until used). 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $20.28. Ten trains each way on week- 
days. Six trains each way on Sundays, 

Coopersburg is one of the most popular summer resorts in this re- 
gion, and it well deserves its popularity. The country here is seven hun- 
dred feet above tide-water at Philadelphia, and the views of the surround- 
ing region are superb. 

Hotel Baldwin, William Burkhart, is opposite station, and accom- 
modates twenty-five boarders at $6.00. Van Ness House, Dr. A. M. 
Gerry, is five minutes' walk from station. Twenty guests will be received 
at $6.00. W. Weiand, at Maple Lawn Cottage, will accommodate twenty- 
five, at $5.00, and J. V. Clymer, at "The Orchards," fifteen. Mrs. A. 
Young has room for fifteen boarders at $6.00. 

CENTRE VALLEY, PA. 

Forty-seven and a half miles. Fare, $1.44; Excursion, $1 92 (good for two days), $2.65 (good 
until used). 26-trip Commutation Ticket, ^21.32. Seven trains each way on weekdays. 
Four trains each way on Sunday. 

This is a quiet town, having a population of five hundred. Its loca- 
tion is most salubrious — the atmosphere being light and dry, and the 
abundant supply of spring water uncommonly good. With mountainous 
surroundings, and fine driving roads, there is much of interest and beauty 
to occupy the summer sojourner. 

Hotel Windsor, J. R. Weaver, two squares from the station, is a 
large, new and newly-furnished house. The building is pleasantly situ- 
ated, and has extensive porches; twelve boarders can be provided for at 
$5.00 to $7.00. J. D. Wilt's Centre Valley Hotel, a square from the sta- 
tion, accommodates ten persons at $5.00 to $7.00. Isaac B. Meyers, Lan- 
ark P. O., two and a half miles away, will take ten at $5.00 and upwards. 

BINGEN, PA. 

Fifty and a half miles. Fare, $1 53; Excursion, §2.04 (good for two days); $2.65 (good until 
used); 26-trip Commutation Ticket, ;J22. 71. Seven trains each way on weekdays. Four 
trains each way on Sundays. 

The scenery hereabouts is ruggedly picturesque, and the elevation 
renders the locality notably healthful and invigorating. The Saucon Creek, 
in the immediate neighborhood, is a famous fishing stream. 



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The Saucona Hotel, M. Eisenhart, is a quarter of a mile away from 
station. He can take fifteen boarders at $5.00 and upwards. P. O., 
Sauconia. 

HELLERTOWN, PA. 

Fifty-two and a half miles. Fare, $1.59; Excursion, ;?2. 12 (good for two days); $2.65 (good 
until used); 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $23.92. Seven trains each way on weekdays. 
Four trains each way on Sundays. 

A pleasant borough — picturesque scenery, healthy mountain air and 
pure spring water. 

Central Hotel, Sam'l Bleyler; Pennsylvania Hotel, Reuben Stever, 
and the Park Hotel, Reuben C. Stever, can each accommodate forty 
guests at uniform rates of $4.00 and upwards. 



BETHLEHEM, PA. 

Fifty-six and three-quarters miles. Fare, $1.71; Excursion, $2.28 (two days); $2.65 (good 
until used); 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $26. 00. Twelve trains each way on weekdays. 
Seven trains each way on Sundays. 

Aside from the historic interest which will ever cling to this ancient 
town, there is much picturesque scenery hereabout, and trolley lines 
facilitate excursions to many points of interest. It is claimed to be one 
of the most healthful districts in the country, and its people have always 
been distinguished for the high moral tone and culture prevailing among 
them. No better place could be chosen for the summer's sojourn. 

The Sun Inn merits the place of honor in the catalogue of Bethle- 
hem's hostelries. It was built by the Moravians, in 1758, and managed 
by the church until 1840. It has been in continuous use as a place of 
entertainment for man and beast for over 140 years, and is now under the 
management of Mr. John Morgan, and he can furnish accommodations 
for one hundred and fifty guests at $8.00 to $12.00. The Eagle Hotel is 
conducted by Mrs. M. B. Hoppes. One hundred and fifty persons can 
find accommodations; terms from $10.00 to $15.00. The Washington 
House, Geo. J. Reifif, can take fifty persons at $5.00. The American Hotel, 
A. F. Jacoby, accommodates one hundred at $7.00 to $12.00. The Fetter 
House, H. A. Gilbert, fifty at $6.00 to $7.00. The Central Hotel, A. S. 
Stein, has accommodations for seventy-five guests at $5.00 to $6.00. 

ReifT's Fourth Ward Hotel, Geo. J. Reifif, and the Fourth Avenue 
Hotel, D. P. Benothauss, can each take fifty at $4.50 and upwards. 

The preceding houses are in Bethlehem proper, on the north bank of 
the river, and within a few squares of the station. Those that follow are 
in South Bethlehem, and still nearer the depot: The Wyandotte, Geo. E. 
Weiler, can furnish entertainment for one hundred and fifty guests; rates 
from $8.00 to $15.00. The Broadway House is conducted by Berkmeyer & 
Shankweiler. Seventy-five boarders can be accommodated here at $7.00 



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to $10.00. At the Travelers', Edwin Latifer, one hundred boarders can be 
accommodated at $4.00 to $5.00. 

The Mansion House, John Laux, has accommodations for thirty-five 
persons at $4.00 and upwards. Opposite the depot is found the Pacific 
House, Thomas F. Marsteller, with accommodations for fifty persons at 
$5.00 to $6.00. The Merchants Hotel, Geo. L. Green, has room for twenty- 
five, rates $4.00 to $5.00. 

CYCLING— Via Middletown or Butztown to Easton, via Nazareth or Bath to Strouds- 
burg, and westward along trolley route to Allentown. The route to Philadelphia is through 
South Bethlehem and over the bridge; some stiff climbing. 

Near the Neshaminy. 

NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. 

The Northeast Pennsylvania Railroad leaves the main line of the 
Bethlehem Branch at Glenside, and extends nearly twenty-six miles to 
New Hope, Pa., on the Delaware River, opposite Lambertville, N. J. 
There are numerous desirable localities on this line, and the train service 
is fully adequate to the requirements of summer or permanent residents. 

CYCLING. — At Willow Grove the rails cross the famous York pike, and all of the sta- 
tions are within easy reach by short rides of either York or Bristol pikes. At the terminus, 
New Hope, the wheelman takes the river road for the Water Gap, or crossing to Lambert- 
ville, can go via Flemington to Clinton, Somerville, and all the beautiful country of North- 
ern New Jersey. 

WILLOW GROVE, PA. 

Sixteen miles. Fare, 20 cents; Excursion, 35 cents. Package Tickets, 6 for $1.05; 60-trip 
Monthly Ticket, $7 65; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $20.65; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, 
$3.47. Ten trains each way on weekdays. Five trains each way on Sundays. The 
train service during the summer months is greatly increased. 

Willow Grove and Mineral Springs Parks, with their various forms 
of amusement, are located here. 

Mineral Springs Hotel, C. F. Ehrenpfort, one minute's walk from the 
station, with beautiful shady park, boating and fishing; boats being free 
to guests. Twenty-five persons can be accommodated at from $10.00 to 
$12.00 per week. Stabling. 

Fountain Hotel, John McEvoy, proprietor, has room for twenty-five 
boarders at $8.00 to $12.00. 

George Dutton, Mrs. E. Hobensack and Wesley Buckman, at their 
boarding houses, can each take fifteen or more boarders at $7.00 to $12.00. 

HATBORO, PA. 

Eighteen and a half miles. Fare, 29 cents; Excursion, 49 cents. Package Tickets, 5 for 
$1.25; 6otrip Monthly Ticket, $8.40; iSotrip Quarterly Ticket, $22.65; 26-trip Commuta- 
tion Ticket, #5.03. Six trains each way on weekdays. Three trains each way on 
Sundays. 

This is a community of a thousand souls, with a borough form of 
government, macadamized and electric lighted streets, situated on the 
historic York Road, two and a half miles from Willow Grove Park. 



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The old Lukens Homestead, at Sycamore Farm, M. A. Lukens, 
twenty minutes' ride from Hatboro, is beautifully located. It is but a 
short run to Willow Grove Park. Conveyance to and from station with- 
out charge. Twenty guests taken at reasonable rates. P. O. Horsham, 
Montgomery County, Pa. 

The Hotel Hatboro, John T. Wood, proprietor, accommodates fifty 
persons at $6.00 to $10.00. 

Mrs. W. H. Childs conducts a first-class boarding house and has room 
for six guests at $0.00 to $8.00. 

At Bonair, the next station, the Misses Goentner conduct "Oak 
Knoll," a pretty summer cottage in a small grove. 

Johnsville Station, "Fairview," a summer boarding house, three miles 
east, is conducted by Mrs. Chas. Moore. Carriage meets trains daily. 

IVYLAND, PA. 

Twenty-one and a half miles. Fare, 42 cents; Excursion, 67 cents. Package Tickets, 5 for 
|!i.7o; Co-trip Monthly Ticket, $9 30; iRo trip Quarterly Ticket, $25 10; 26-trip Commuta- 
tion Ticket, $6. 25. Nine trains each way on weekdays. Three trains each way on 
Sundays. 

This is the station for the ancient village of Hartsville, which is a 
mile and a half away, near the famed Neshaminy Creek. 

In Hartsville is the Curtis House, E. E. Ctirtis. Twenty persons can 
secure board here at $5.00. H. S. DeCoursey can take ten boarders at 
$5-00. 

Close to Ivyland station is the Breadysville Hotel, C. M. Horth, P. O.. 
Brcadysville, Pa. Accommodations are provided for twenty guests. 

GRENOBLE, PA. 

Twenty-lour and a half miles. Fare, 53 cents; Excursion, S5 cents. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, 
$10.05; i8o-trip Quarterly Ticket, 527.15; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, ^7.81. Eight trains 
each way on weekdays. Three trains each way oti Sundays. 

About one-fourth of a mile from the station is the farm house of John 
Wood. He has ample accommodations for five persons. Rates on appli- 
cation. Mrs. S. A. Johnson and Hugh Dougherty, at their farms, can each 
accommodate eight boarders. A. L. Spencer "Maple Shade" farm, has 
room for twenty-five at $6.00 and $7.00. 

RUSHLAND, PA. 

Twenty-five and three quarters miles. Fare. 58 cents; Excursion, 93 cents. 60-trip Monthly 
Ticket, $10.50; i8o-lrip Quarterly Ticket, $28.35; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $8.50. 
Eight trains each way on weekdays. Three trains each way on Sundays. 

Right in the midst of the storied Neshaminy Hills, with their mystic 
halo of blended history and romance, this is a very attractive retreat. 
Good spring water and shady groves. Charming drives and ratnbles 
through the uplands and valleys, with a broad creek close by to furnish 
boating and fishing opportunities, complete the list of Rushlands allure- 
ments. 



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E. J. Coyle, S. B. Price and Mrs. M. T. Wilkinson can each take a 
few boarders at $5.00 and upwards. 

WYCOMBE, PA. 

Twenty-seven and three-quarters miles. Fare, 67 cents; Excursion, J.i. 05. 60-trip Monthly 
Ticket, $11.10; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $30.00; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $9.54. 
Eight trains each way on weekdays. Three trains each way on Sundays. 

Beautiful scenery, pleasant drives and walks, excellent boating, fish- 
ing and hunting, abundant fruit of all kinds and pure, sweet spring water. 

The Anchor Hotel, Robert Mawhinney, accommodates fifty persons 
at Penn's Park, Pa., one mile from Wycombe. The hotel coach will meet 
every train at Wycombe. Board, $5.00 and upwards. 

At the Pineville Hotel, Thomas Bradley, proprietor, Pineville P. O., 
there is room for fifty persons at $5.00 and upwards. 

The Wycombe Hotel, John Thompson, can accommodate fifty at 
same rate. 

At the residences of Mrs. P. H. Vandegrift and Mrs. L. Thompson, 
ten persons can secure board from June ist at $5.00. 

BUCKINGHAM, PA. 

Thirty and a half miles. Fare, 78 cents; Excursion, 51.21. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $12.00; 
180-trip Quarterh Ticket, $32.40; 26trip Commutation Ticket, $10.93. Eight trains each 
way on weekdays. Three trains each way on Sundays. 

The places named below are located in close proximity to the famous 
Buckingham Mountain, in a region celebrated for picturesqueness, health- 
fulness and fertility. There are good turnpike roads for driving and 
bicycling. 

About fifteen minutes' walk from the station is "Linden Place," the 
pleasant and shaded farm mansion of Charles J. Smith, where twenty-five 
guests will be received at the rate of $6.00. At Joseph C. Watson's 
"Hughesian," Farm House ten can be accommodated at $5.00. Mr. James 
K. Ely, at his farm, one mile from station, will take seven at $5.00. His 
P. O. is Forest Grove. 

The Buckingham Hotel, John R. Righter: Greenwood Home Farm, 
Joseph Anderson; The Mountam Side, Mrs. A. C. Myers, and Fernside. 
Mrs. Charles Eckert, all within the radius of one mile from station, can 
accommodate six or more persons at the uniform rate of $5.00. 

The Ottoway House, Herold Hellyer, and .Shady Retreat Farm, A. Y. 
Cope, can each take ten or more at $6.00. Mr. Cope's P. O. address is 
Furlong. 

Mrs. A. W. Doan, at the Hedgeley Home, Buckingham Valley, has 
room for five at $5.00. 

Buckingham is an attractive place for those who are able to leave the 
city only over Sunday. For the convenience of this class special pro- 
vision is made by several of the persons herein named. 



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BYCOT, PA. ' 

Thirty-two and a quarter miles. Fare, 84 cents: Excursion, ^1.25. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, 
JJ12.45; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $33.60; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, #11.79. Eight trains 
each way on weekdays. Three trains each way on Sundays. 

William H. Atkinson, at his farm house, half a mile from station, can 
accommodate forty at $6.00 and upwards. P. O., Lahaska. 

Mr. H. G. Broadhurst and Rebecca S. Buckman, at their farms, one- 
half mile from station, can take six or more at $6.00. P. O., Holicong. 

LAHASKA, PA. 

Thirty-three and a half miles. Fare, 90 cents: Excursion, $1.30. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, 
$12 90; i8o;trip Quarterly Ticket, $34.85: 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $12-49. Five trains 
each way on weekdays. Three trains each way ou Sundays. 

At the Hotel Lahaska, Edward Rorer, one mile from station, fifteen 
persons can be accommodated at $5.00. Mrs. Elias Eastburn will receive 
about fifteen boarders, at her farm house, a mile from the station. Terms, 
$5.00. This is specially advertised as a home and care for little girls. 
Charles J. Price, at Aquetong P. O., two miles ofif, has room for twenty 
at $5.00. 

NEW HOPE, PA. 

Thirty-seven and a half miles. Fare, $1.12; Excursion, $1.50 (good for six days). 60-trip 
Monthly Ticket, $13.80; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $37.30; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, 
$14.57. Eight trains each way on weekdays. Three trains each way on Sundays. 

Occupying a magnificent site upon the west bank of the broad Dela- 
ware, and encircled by forest-clad hills and finely cultivated valleys. New 
Hope possesses most of the essentials of the ideal summer resort. The 
river afifords the best facilities for bathing, sailing, rowing and fishing. The 
surrounding country is exceedingly picturesque, abounding in delightful 
rambles, with good roads for driving and cycling. Protected from the 
afternoon sun by the tall hills, and favored always with refreshing breezes 
from the river, it is comparatively cool here in the most torrid weather. 
A bridge connects New Hope with Lambertville, N. J. 

The Delaware House, Jacob Munch, Jr., situated on the Delaware 
River, has just been remodeled and refurnished. Its rooms are large and 
airy. Thirty guests can be accommodated, and the rates range from $6.00 
to $8.00. 

L. K. Hall, at Robindale Cottage, one-half mile, and Thomas H. 
Magill, at his farm, one mile, can each take ten or more boarders at $5.00 
to $6.00. 

At W. S. Worthington's farm house, a mile from the station, boarders 
to the number of fifteen will be received at $5.00 from June ist. 

Near Reeder station, which is not quite so far from the city as New 
Hope, is the farm of Lizzie C. Eastburn, known as "Inghamdale," where 
thirty boarders can secure accommodations at $5.00 to $8.00. Fine lake 
and good boating. Specially fine fishing under special permit to guests 
of this house. Shady lawn and the finest views of York Road above 



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Jenkintovvn. W. \V. Paxson's farm is a mile from New Hope. Mr. Pax- 
son can entertain thirty boarders at $5.00 to $7.00, and will be ready for 
them May ist. 

Out in Bucks County. 

DOYLESTOWN BRANCH. 

This branch extends from Lansdale to Doylestown, a distance of ten 
and a quarter miles. It runs through a charmingly pastoral section of 
country, and at almost every station there are pleasant hotels and farm 
houses suitable for the wants of those desiring a quiet resting place for 
the summer. 

CYCLING. — This short line crosses the Bethlehem Pike at Colmar. The Doylestown 
road leads from Montgomeryville upon the above named Pike through Chalfont and New 
Britain. Doylestown is upon the best route between Philadelphia and Easton, via Dans- 
borough, where one may choose between the hills and the river road. There is also a direct 
cycling route from Doylestown to New Hope, Lambertville, N.J and Hopewell, N.J. 

COLMAR, PA. 

Twenty-seven miles. Fare, 82 cents (75 cents good only on day of issue); Excursion, $1.00. 
Package Tickets, 5 for $2.75; 60-trip Monthly Ticket, ;f.io.8o: iSo trip (Quarterly Ticket, 
?29.i5; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, I10.40. Fifteen trains each way on weekdays. Ten 
trains each way on Sundays. 

The country here is of that "rolling character" which is usually a 
guarantee of the region's healthfulness, while at the same time it gives 
diversity to the landscape. The air is pure and invigorating, and crystal 
springs, gushing from an untainted soil, provide that other hygienic 
essential, good water. An immense stock farm, where there are 250 
trotters of the most distinguished pedigree, attracts large numbers of 
visitors to Colmar. 

G. Heller's Farmers' and Drovers' Hotel is a half mile from the sta- 
tion. It accominodates boarders. Ac W. H. Madgin's Colmar Hotel, 
near the station, thirty-five persons can be accommodated. 

The Eag'e Hotel, George Greatall, at Line Lexington, one mile from 
Colmar, can take fifty persons. P. O., Line Lexington, Pa. 

CHALFONT, PA. 

Thirty miles. Fare, 91 cents (75 cents, good only on date of issue); Excursion, $1 00. Pack- 
age Tickets, 5 for $3.05; 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $11.70; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $31.60; 
26-trip Commutation Ticket, $11.96. Fifteen trains each way on weekdays. Ten trains 
each way on Sundays. 

A half mile from the station is Neshaminy Glen, where Charles M. 
Pearson can entertain forty persons at $6.00. At Mrs. H. G. Barndt's pri- 
vate residence, and at Mrs. E. S. Brinker's farm house, fifteen or more 
persons can obtain board at $5.00 and $6.00. At the farms of Mrs. John 
Walters, Mrs. Adam Martin, Lynn McEwen and John Ebert twenty or 



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more can be accommodated at $5.00. Mrs. Elwood Harrar, at the Larzelere, 
Homestead two miles off, can accommodate fifty at $5.00. Post-office 

NEW BRITAIN, PA. 

Thirty-one and a half miles. Fare, 96 cents (75 cents, good only on day of issue); Excur- 
sion, $1.00. Package Tickets. 5 for ^3 20; 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $12.30; iSc-trip Quar- 
terly Ticket, $33.20; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $13.00. Fifteen trains each way on 
weekdays. Ten trains each way on Sundays. 

This is a delightful neighborhood, and the numerous pleasant farm 
houses within convenient distance from the station are well filled every 
summer with city boarders. Neshaminy Dam, a considerable body of 
water, near the station, affords fishing and boating. The names that fol- 
low are those of persons having houses where from five to ten can find 
accommodations. The rates are about the same in every case, being 
$5.00. L. J. Gertenbach, close to station; Paul Van Toor, two squares, 
Frank Haldeman, one mile, and George Martin, living at a distance of a 
mile from the station. 

Mrs. J. Larzelere, "Brown's Folly," three miles from station, can take 
fifty. G. F. Shirtt, "Neshaminy Dell Farm," and Chas. Johnson, can each 
take twenty or more at $5.00. Post-office of all three, Tradesville. 

DOYLESTOWN, PA. 

Thirty-five miles. Fare, $1.05 (75 cents good only on day of issued; Excursion, $1.00. Pack- 
age Tickets, 5 for $3.50; 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $13.20; i8o-trip Quarterly Ticket, $35.65; 
26-trip Commutation Ticket, $14.56, Fifteen trains each way on weekdays. Ten trains 
each way on Sundays. 

Doylestown, the capital of Bucks County, is a typical Pennsylvania 
country town, with quiet, shaded avenues, handsome residences and agree- 
able surroundings. It has no factories, and the population is composed 
largely of professional men, merchants and people who have retired from 
active participation in business pursuits. Occupying an elevated situation, 
it is one of the most attractive and healthful towns in Eastern Pennsyl- 
vania, and those who have spent a season there always return. The 
beauty of its environment is attested by the fact that it is a favorite resort 
of many distinguished landscape artists, who spend the summer months in 
sketching among the old-fashioned farm houses, quaint villages, and in 
the picturesque nooks and by-ways. Broad, smooth turnpike roads lead 
to the Delaware on the east, passing through the charming Ciittalossa 
Valley to the rock-walled Tohickon, a famous bass stream, on the north; 
and to the placid Neshaminy to the southward. There is no lack of gayety. 
Fashinable equipages roll over the highways, and the mellow notes of the 
coaching horn echo among the hills. 

"Oakland," Mrs. H. W. Atkinson, is situated at a distance of five 
minutes' walk from the station. Its facilities are ample for the accommo- 
dation of one hundred and twenty-five guests, and the terms are $7.00 to 
$14.00. 



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"Chestnut Grove" is a well-known summer boarding house, situated 
a half mile from the station. Many Philadelphians make it their summer 
home. Its capacity is seventy-five guests, and the terms range from $6.00 
to $10.00. Jacob J. Haubert is the proprietor. 

Philip B. Grove, whose farm. The Maples, is three-fourths of a mile 
from the station, has accommodations for fifteen at $5.00. Mrs. J. H. 
Beatty, at her private residence, within five minutes' walk of station, can 
accommodate eight persons at $5.00 to $7.00. 

At Mrs. Gather's Linden Mansion sixty-five persons can find accom- 
modations at $5.00 to $8.00. 

Mrs. L. R. Thomas, "Pleasant View Farm," Mrs. Valentine Prock, 
"Maple Grove Farm" and Mrs. Jos. Rich, "Rich's Retreat" can take ten 
or more guests at their farms. Rates, $5.00 and upwards. 

Edison is a village and post-office about a mile from Doylestown. 
Here is Sharon Cottage, Elwood Heisler, proprietor, who has room for 
six boarders at $5.00. 

The Picturesque Delaware Valley. 

NEW YORK BRANCH. 

For diversity and beauty of scenery this region is unsurpassed by any 
within many miles of Philadelphia. It may be described as a compara- 
tively new country in respect of suburban residential purposes, and the 
modern and ornate summer homes which dot its verdured hillsides and 
nestle in its sheltered valleys do not crowd the sweeping landscapes, still 
fresh in all their primeval loveliness. 

The New York branch, beginning at Jenkintown and terminating at 
Bound Brook, N. J., forms a part of the widely famous "Royal Blue Line" 
between New York, Philadelphia and Washington, and has the reputation 
of being one of the most perfect pieces of railway in the world. City 
stations, Reading Terminal and Third and Berks Streets. 

CYCLING.— From any of the stations between Jenkintown and Trenton a variety of 
charmingloop runs may be made, to include Bristol, Holmesburg, Bustleton, the Chelten Hills 
Whitemarsh Valley, etc. To define the good roads of this region would involve undue space. 

BETHAYRES, PA. 

Fifteen miles. Fare, 30 cents; Excursion, 43 cents. Package Tickets, 5 for Ji.io; 60-trip 
Monthly Ticket, $7.80; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $21.05; 25-trip Commutation Tiiket 
$4.34. Elei en trains each way on weekdays. Six trains each way on Sundays. 

The Spread Eagle Hotel, conducted by Mrs. Frank Yerkes, has ac- 
commodations for forty boarders at $6.00 to $8.00. The boarding houses 
of Miss S. M. Rapp, Mrs. White and Edmund Butterfield can accommo- 
date fifteen or more boarders and will furnish rates upon application. 
Wm. Martin, Edward Rose and Mrs. Wm. Tomlinson can each take eight 
or ten guests. Boating and fishing. P. O., Bethayres, Pa. The Lady 



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Washington Hotel, a quarter of a mile from the station, is kept by J. J. 
Clayton. P. O., Huntingdon Valley, Pa. Board, $6.00 to $8.00, and about 
twenty persons can be accommodated. 

SOMERTON, PA. 

Eighteen and a quarter miles. Fare, 41 cents; Excursion, 63 cents. Package Tickets, 5 for 
?i.6o; 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $8.25; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $22.25; 26-trip Commuta- 
tion Ticket, $590. Eleven trains each way on weekdays. Six trains each way on 
Sundays. 

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This is a snug little village in one of the farthest corners of Philadel- 
phia's corporate limits. The municipal conveniences, police protection, 
etc., do not detract from its many rural charms. Fine roads for driving. 
Churches and stores in the village contribute to its attractions, and its 
train service is all that could be desired. 

At the Somerton Hotel, kept by W. H. Hogeland, fifteen boarders 
will be taken at $6.00. ^Ir. W. W. Bavington, at Rosemoor Farm, can 
accommodate tw^elve boarders at $5.00. 

TREVOSE, PA. 

Twenty miles. Faie, 47 cents; Excursion, 73 cents. Package Tickets, 5 for 5i 85; 60-trip 
Monthly Ticket, S8.70; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $23-50; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, 
$6.76. Eleven trains each way on weekdays. Si-x trains each way on Sundays. 

This is the site of Simpson Grove, where a great Methodist Camp 
Meeting is held about May 25th to October ist. Board is obtainable at 
numerous cottages, and inquiry for accommodations should be made on 
the grounds. One hundred boarders can be taken at the Simpson Grove 
House, J. W. Harkins, at $4.00 to $8.00. At Taylor Praul's farm house, 
a few hundred yards from the station, twenty-five guests can be accommo- 
dated, and the terms are $7.00 to $8.00. Harvey Johnson, at The Lead 
Mine Farm, can accommodate eight at $8.00. The number of trains is 
increased in summer. 

LANGHORNE, PA. 

Twenty-four miles. Fare, 70 cents; Excursion, 95 cents. Package Tickets, 10 for $4.28; 60- 
trip Monthly Ticket. S9.90; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $26.70; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, 
$8.67. Fifteen trains each way on weekdays. Nine trains each way on Sundays. 

A favorite and beautiful summer resort, where within a few years 
have sprung up numerous stately villas owned by wealthy and eminent 
Philadelphians. The surroundings are particularly good, the natural rural 
beauty of the place being enhanced by handsome architecture and artis- 
tically embellished grounds. Uncommonly good roads for driving or 
cycling to numerous pretty inland villages and points of interest: excellent 
boating on the Neshaminy; fishing described as "fair to good," the bass 
and carp furnishing great sport. 

Langhorne House, E. K. Hogeland, can receive twenty-five guests at 
$6.00 and upwards. 



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At the farm houses of W. H. and E. H. Tomlinson and B. Worthing- 
ton, a litt^.e over a mile away, ten persons can be accommodated at each 
house at the rate of $6.co and upwards. Mrs. Edward Neeld, at her private 
residence, can take ten guests at same rate. 

At the pleasant village of Hulmeville, one mile from station, A. 

Shultz at Shultz Hotel, and J. P. Canby, on his farm, have room for ten 

each at same rates. 

WOODBOURNE, PA. 

Twenty-six and a half miles. Fare, 80 cents; E.xcursion, $1.07. Package Ticlcets, 10 for 54 82; 
60-trip Montlily Ticket, #10.80; iSo-trip Quarterly Ticket, $29.15; 26-trip Commutation 
Ticket, $10.06. Nine trains each way on weekdays. Five trains each way on Sundays. 

Woodbourne is distinctly rural and has many attractions for those 
who are in search of rest and strength. Pleasant drives take one through 
a charming series of views, some of the woodland scenery being remark- 
ably fme. 

The pleasant country residence, Hammock Villa, William G. Watson, 
is three-quarters of a mile from the station. It has wide, shaded lawns, 
large airy rooms; it is especially adapted to the requirements of families.. 
Mr. Watson will take fifteen boarders at $8.00 to $10.00. P. O., Wood- 
bourne, Pa. Mrs. Sweigard, of the same P. O., will take four boarders 
on farm at $7.00. 

At Glen Lake, beautifully situated, and a lovely p'ace for fishing and 
boating, the farm house of John Darrah has ample accommodations for 
twenty summer guests at from $5.00 to $8.00. P. O., Oxford Valley, Pa. 

LIZETTE, PA. 

Twenty-eight and three-quarters miles. Fare, 80 cents; E.xcursion. $1.07. Package Tickets, 
10 for $4.82; 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $11.40; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $30 75; 26-trip Com- 
mutation Ticket, $11.27. Nine trains each way on weekdays. Five trains each way on 
Sundays. 

This neighborhood possesses numerous advantages which commend 
it as a hygienic summer home. It is "real country," with dry, cool at- 
mosphere, pure water from deep-rock springs, and the environing country 
presents great diversity of scen?ry. 

S. T. Patterson, two squares from station, can accommodate twelve 
at $4.00 and upwards. 

Edgewood, Pa., is three-quarters of a mile from Lizette. Here Frank 
Cutler and Frank Terry have pleasant farm houses. Eight boarders will 
be taken at each at same rate 

TRENTON, N. J. 

Thirty-six and a half miles. Fare, 80 cents; Excursion (good for six days), $1.25. Package 
Tickets, 10 for $5.63; 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $12.90; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $34.85. 
50-trip Commutation Ticket, $33 80; loo-trip Commutation Ticket (good for three months 
exclusive of date of issue), $25 So. Twenty three trains each way on weekdays. Four 
teen trains each way on Sundays. 

Trenton Falls mark the limit of the tidal flow in the Delaware, and 
here, on the left bank of that noble stream, stands New Jersey's capital 



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city. Its population of 65,000 is justly proud of the town's architectural 
beauty, fine situation and attractive environment. Its Capitol building, 
parks, drives and river trips drav*^ many admiring visitors. Opposite the 
Philadelphia & Reading Railway station is a handsome monument, 
which marks the spot where the British and Hessians surrendered at the 
close of the Battle of Trenton, December 25th, 1776. The fact that the 
following are permanent open-the-year-round houses is sufficient guar- 
antee of the quality of entertainment which they furnish. 

The Trenton House, P. Katzenbach & Son, accommodates two hun- 
dred guests at $10.00. The American House, J. H. Roman, two hundred 
at $6.50 and upwards. The Hotel Windsor, W. W. Ditts, two hundred, at 
$12.00. All are within half a dozen blocks of the Philadelphia & Reading 
Railway station. The United States Hotel, James McCarty, sixty-four 
at $6.00, is three squares away. The Hotel Barlow, Geo. Barlow, one 
hundred at $9.00, is ten blocks away, and the State Street House, Mrs. 
Elizabeth Ale, is only five blocks from the station, and will receive one 
hundred guests at $9.00. 

Foxchase and Thereabouts. 

PHILADELPHIA, NEWTOWN AND NEW YORK R. R. 

Along the Philadelphia, Newtown and New York Railroad will be 
found an inviting field for the summer boarder. It extends through a 
beautiful and fertile farming region to Newtown, in Bucks County, a 
total distance of twenty-two and three-quarters miles. Trains run to and 
from both the Reading Terminal and the old Third and Berks Streets 
Depot. 

CYCLING. — This traverses the section familiar to local wheelmen who frequent the Old 
Second Street or Oxford Pike. Many good roads bisect at the railroad stations for York 
Pike or Bristol Pike. 

CHELTENHAM, PA. 

Ten miles, Fare, 13 cents; Excursion, 20 cents. Package tickets, 10 (orji.oo: 50-trip Ticket. 
$4 50. Seven trains each way on weekdays. Four trains each way on Sundays. 

An elevated, rolling country, with the advantages of pure air, good 
water in abundance, pleasant surroundings and general salubrity. 

Mr. A. J. Myers can accommodate three at $6.00. 

Mrs. Frank Parry, whose post-office address is Oxford Church, Phila- 
delphia, lives near Ryers Station, which is a short distance beyond Chel- 
tenham. She can entertain three persons at $6.00. 

FOXCHASE, PA. 

Eleven and a half miles. Fare, 15 cents; Excursion, 25 cents. Package Tickets, 8 for Jr. 00; 
50-trip Ticket, S5.00. Seven trains each way on weekdays. Four trains each way on 

Sundavs, 

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The Pennypack Creek, flowing through the outskirts of the village, 
affords very good fishing and boating. 



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At William Douglass's Foxchase Hotel twenty-five persons will be 
taken at $5.00. At the Railroad Hotel, C. B. Jones, twenty persons 
will be received, and the rate is $5.00 and $6.00. Each of these places is 
about three minutes' walks from the station. Distant a quarter of a mile 
is George H. Brown's Hotel Rockledge, with accommodations for 
seventy-five guests at $7.00 to $12.00. 

HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA. 

Fourteen and a half miles. Fare, 25 cents; Excursion, 43 cents. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, 

S7.80; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $21.05; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, MM- Seven 

trains each way on weekdays. Four trains each way on Sundays. 

This vicinity abounds in those features which are most attractive to 

summer sojourners, such as fine scenery, driving, boating, churches, 

schools, etc. 

Judson Clayton's Lady Washington Inn, a -half mile from the station, 
accommodates ten boarders; rates, $5.00 to $8.00. 

Mrs. J. Jardell can take eighteen at $5.00 to $8.00. 

WOODMONT, PA. 

Sevenfeen and a half miles. Fare, 33 cents ; Excursion, 60 cents, eo-trip Monthly Ticket, 
I8.70; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, J23.50; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $5.72. Six trains 
each way on weekdays. Four trains each way on Sundays. 

This is a quiet, comfortable village and post-office. The Sorrel Horse 
Hotel, Frank Schneck, can take twenty boarders at $5.00 to $8.00, and 
during the summer months Mrs. T. J. Leedom can take two, and Mrs. 
C. E. Yerkes eight, at the uniform rate of $5.00. 

SOUTHAMPTON, PA. 

Nineteen and a quarter miles. Fare, 40 cents ; Excursion, 68 cents. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, 
$9.30; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, I25.10; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $6.59. Seven trains 
each way on weekdays. Four trains each way on Sundays. 

This is a locality abounding in attractions for the summer boarder, 
and the comfortable farm houses hereabouts are the favorite hot-weather 
abiding places of large numbers of city people. There are two churches, 
fine scenery, and excellent driving and cycling roads. Coaches to and 
from the surrounding villages meet all trains. 

The persons named below have pleasant homes within a few minutes 
walk of the station. Each can accommodate eight or more boarders, and 
they all name the same price— $4-00 to $5.00: Mrs. M. A. Warner, George 
Wilkins (farm), and Abram Krewson (farm). 

NEWTOWN, PA. 

Twenty-six and a quarter miles. Fare, 65 cents ; Excursion, ;j!.oo. 60-trip Monthly Ticket , 
$11.25; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $30-40; 26-trip Commutation Ticket, $10.40. Seven 
trains each way on weekdays. Four trains each way on Sundays. 
A pleasant, shady, country town. Ample room, good boating, fishing 

and bathing, most of the places nained below being located near the 

Neshaminy Creek. 



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The White Hall Hotel, S. C. Keith, near the station, can take care of 
thirty boarders at $7.00. A. F. Cleaver's Brick Hotel, also near the sta- 
tion, has a capacity of sixty guests at $5.00 to $10.00. At the residence 
of Mrs. Vansant ten boarders v.'ill be taken at $6.00. Miss T. W. Scar- 
borough can entertain eight at the same rate. The Temperance House 
of Charles C. Johnson can accommodate twenty persons at $5.00 to $10.00. 
Mrs. Anna M. Linton can accommodate six at her house at $6.00 to $10.00. 
The P. O. address of them all is Newtown, Pa. 

In the Pines and by the Sea. 

ATLANTIC CITY RAILROAD AND BRANCHES. 

The Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company has done much, par- 
ticularly in the recent past, to enhance its general popularity, but oi all its 
achievements no other has so directly appealed to public sentiment or 
secured to it so large a measure of popular favor and regard as its estab- 
lishment of the famous "Philadelphia & Reading Route to the Sea." 

It was a revolution in the methods of seashore travel ; it was a wonder 
and a delight to those who had for years accepted the tiresome two- 
hour trip between the Delaware and the Ocean as an inevitable antecedent 
to the pleasures of the seaside, and the " flyers — oh, the flyers! when 
shall their glory fade?" They were the first trains run to a seaside resort 
that gave the traveler the same degree of comfort and luxury and afiforded 
the same swift transit, as are known on the most complete lines between 
the larger cities. Sixty minutes from Philadelphia to Atlantic City was 
the standard finally set by these superb trains, and they continue to be the 
finest and fleetest seashore trains extant. 

The Philadelphia & Reading Route is a very complete railway. Its 
stone-ballasted roadway is one of the most substantial anywhere to be 
found, and for solidity, smoothness and freedom from dust, it has few 
equals, if any. The track is laid with the heaviest steel rails and of stand- 
ard gauge, and it is double-tracked from the Delaware to the Sea, render- 
ing assurance doubly sure as regards safety — always a paramount con- 
sideration in seashore travel — and obviating the delays which are so fre- 
quent on single-track lines during the seasons of heavy traffic. 

The rolling equipment is ample in extent, elegant in design, and 
efficient in operation. The massive and powerful locomotives, admittedly 
the fleetest in the world, are fueled exclusively with clean, hard anthracite 
coal; and an exceedingly pleasing feature of this route is the entire ab- 
sence of the dense sulphurous smoke and flying cinders so annoying on 
some lines of travel. The passenger coaches are so ornately and luxuri- 
ously fitted as to be equal in beauty and comfort to the parlor cars in use 
on many roads. On all express trains there are Pullman Drawing-Room 
Cars of the latest and most sumptuous style of construction, and on some 
of the trains Pullman Bufifet Parlor Cars are run, enabling passengers 



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lo breakfast, lunch or dine en route. It is not a mere summer excursion 
line, but constructed with the view of meeting the most exacting demands 
of first-class travel all the year round. Every approved safety appliance 
is employed to assure absolute immunity from accident, such as the Hall 
system of block signals and the automatic interlocking switches. The 
heating and ventilation of the cars receive the most careful attention, and 
the operating force of the road is composed of well-trained, courteous and 
eflicient men. The stations in Philadelphia and in Atlantic City are con- 
veniently situated and easy of access. The train service is always fully 
adequate to the exigencies of the changing seasons, and the time-table so 
adjusted as to meet the convenience of all. 

The numerous pretty villages which form an almost continuous line 
of settlement along this road for a dozen miles out of the city, possess 
peculiarly strong attractions for those who would become "suburbanites." 
The country is fertile, healthful and scenically pretty. Living expenses 
are very moderate, railroad fares low, and there are frequent and 
promptly-moving trains. 

The Philadelphia stations of this line are located at Chestnut Street 
and South Street wharves. The main depot in Atlantic City is on Atlantic 
Avenue, extending from Arkansas to Missouri Avenues, and there are also 
stations on the Baltic Avenue Extension, at the intersection of Kentucky, 
South Carolina, Virginia, Delaware and Massachusetts Avenues. 

GRENLOCH, N. J. 

Thirteen miles. Fare, 34 cents ; 10 days' Excursion, 53 cents. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, §6.25; 
iSo-trip Quarterly Ticket, $15. 00. Seven trains each way on weekdays. Three trains 
each way on Sundays. 

The surroundings here are of so attractive a character as to merit the 
attention of seekers for summer homes. Fishermen will find good sport 
in the streams near by. A popular excursion resort located here imparts 
variety to the daily life. 

The farm house of John D. Nicholson will receive six or more board- 
ers at $4.50. Mrs. Joseph King, whose farm is a half mile from the sta- 
tion, will take eight boarders at $4.50. 

STRATFORD, N. J. 

Eleven miles. Fare, 28 cents ; 10 days' Excursion, 44 cents. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $5 50; 
180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $13. 80. Twelve trains each way on weekdays. Four trains 
each way on Sundays. 

This is a comparatively new but growing village, high, dry and 
healthy, and well supplied with good spring water. Boating, trout and 
pike fishing on the numerous streams in the vicinity, on Laurel Lake 
or at Lakeside Park. Good roads delight the wheelmen who come this 
way. 

Old Orchard Inn, located at a distance of three minutes' walk from 
the station, is a desirable house, having accommodations for fifty guests. 
Rates, $4.00 to $7.00. The P. O. address is Kirkwood, N. J. 



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LAUREL SPRINGS, N. J. 

Eleven and a half miles. Fare, 29 cents ; 10 days' Excursion, 46 cents. 60-trip Monthly 
Ticket, $5.65 ; iSo-trip Quarterly Ticket, $13.90. Twelve trains each way on weekdays. 
Four trains each way on Sundays. 

The chief feature here is the great crystal spring, said to be the largest 
in the United States. It is as clear as crystal and as cold as ice, and its 
value as a therapeutic agent has been testified to by numerous physicians. 
It oflfers superior attractions and advantages for a suburban home or sutn- 
mer residence, combining all the pleasures and amusements of a moun- 
tain summer resort with the advantage of an all-the-year-round place of 
residence. There is also a lake, one mile long, which affords excellent 
boating and fishing. 

Lakeview Cottage, Jos. K. McCabe, has accommodations for twenty- 
four guests at $5.00. 

The Laurel Inn, Robt. Fisher, fifty yards from station, can take sixty 
boarders at $6.00. 

Mrs. A. J. Hazzard, "Wahl's Cottage," has room for one or more at 
$8.00. 

Mrs. v. Phillips and Lewis Jarrett can each accommodate several 

guests at $5.00. 

CLEMENTON, N. J. 

Thirteen miles. Fare, 32 cents ; 10 days' Excursion, 52 cents. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $6.00 ; 
180-trip Quarterly Ticket, $14.20 Twelve trains each way on weekdays. Four trains 
each way on Sundays. 

The attractions here consist of fine surroundings, good trout and pike 
fishing, boating, bathing, etc. This is the highest point in South Jersey, 
the site of the United States Observatory, and the neighborhood is highly 
salubrious. 

Mrs. J. Adams, at "White Cottage," and Mrs. M. Reick, at "Pine 
View," can each take four boarders at $5.00. 

GLASSBORO, N. J. 

Thirty-one miles. Fare 47 cents; 10 days' E.xcursion, 75 cents. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, 
^7.85; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, ;J20.05 Four trains each way on weekdays. Two trains 
each way on Sundays. 

A pleasant town, with fine driving and bicycling roads in all direc- 
tions. Pitman Grove is two miles distant. Good fishing in the vicinity. 

These houses are pleasantly situated, with an abundance of shade and 
plenty of fruit: Franklin House, W. F. Davis, is two squares from station, 
and can accommodate thirty guests at $5.00 to $10.00. The Academy 
Hotel is kept by William Leckfeld, and is one-half block from station; 
capacity, twenty guests; terms, $5.00 to $8.00. At the private residences 
of Hiram Sickler, Mrs. J. C. Souders, Mrs. Fred. Smith, Joseph Ellis, 
Mrs. B. Smith and Mrs. Jacob Lutz, boarders will be recived to the num- 
ber of four or more, the rate being $4.00. 

CYCLING.— Upon the through cycling route to Cape May. At Glassboro roads fork for 
Woodbury or Camden. 



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RICHWOOD, N. J. 

Thirty-four miles. Fare, 58 cents; 10 days' Excursion, 90 cents. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, 
$8.05; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, J21. 75. Four trains each way on weekdays. Two trains 
each way on Sundays. 

This is a charming little village, situated in the midst of a fine farm- 
ing region. Peachblow Cottage, a quarter of a mile from station, can ac- 
commodate ten boarders at $7.00; address Mrs. Chas. Jenkins, Richwood. 
N. J. At Evan Hotel, three miles away, there is room for ten boarders; 
rate, $7.00. P. O. address. J. & J. Gould, Ewans, N. J. 

MULLICA HILL, N. J. 

Thirty-seven miles. Fare, 70 cents: 10 days' Excursion, ?t.oo. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $8.95; 
180-trip Quarterly Ticket, I24.15 Four trains each way on weekdays. Two trains each 
way on Sundays. 

Occupying an elevated site, this town enjoys pure invigorating air, 
and commands some really beautiful views. Fine roads for cycling and 
driving. Good fishing. The Eagle Hotel, three hundred yards from 
station, is kept by P. Waldman, and accommodates twenty boarders at 
$4.00. Isaac Ballenger, Thos. Bienning and Mrs. Anna Gaunt, living near 
the station, can each accommodate five or more boarders at $4.00. John 
P. Reece, at his farm house, can take twenty, at the rate of $3.50. 

CYCLING — This quaint village is midway between Woodbury and Woodstown upon an 
excellent road which leads on to Salem, with connecting runs to Pennsville (upon the Del- 
aware), or via Bridgeton and Millville to Cape May. 

HAMMONTON, N. J. 

Twenty-eight miles. Fare, 71 cents; 10 days' E.\cursion, ^1.14. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, 
$9.00; 180-trip Quarterly Ticket, ;f iS co. Five trains each way on weekdays. Three 
trains each way on Sundays. 

Who has not heard of Hammonton's fruits, berries and poultry? In 
addition to these, there are pure air and water, general healthfulness and 
numerous amusements. The Columbia Hotel, lOO yards from the station, 
is conducted by N. F. Bowker. Fifty persons can be accommodated at 
$7.00. The Hammonton Hotel is one square from the station, and Mrs. 
K. Aitken is proprietor. She can take care of thirty people at $7.00. At 
the Hotel Royal, E. L. Crowley, there is room for seventy-five guests 
at $1000 

CYCLING. — From this place a highway extends eastward via New Gretna to Tuckerton- 
Asbury Park and Long Branch; with short intervals of bad roads it is a direct and interest, 
ing route. At Elwood, a few miles further on, a short side road gives good riding to May's 
Landing 

EGG HARBOR, N. J. 

Thirty-nine miles. Fare, 99 cents; 10 days' Excursion, $1 45. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, S13.65; 
I'^our trains each way on weekdays. Three trains each wav on Sundays. 

Famous for its hospitality, its healthfulness, its vines and its wines, 
there arc few more agreeable places than old Egg Harbor City. It is 



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between the pine woods on one side and the salt on the other, a com- 
bination of influences which result in a remarkably salubrious climate. 
Yachting, rowing and fishing are the predominant fads. Below will be 
found a list of the principal hotel, proprietors, and number of guests ac- 
commodated. 

CYCLING.— Many of the streets of this thrifty place tempt the passing cyclist, and good 
side paths are usually available away from the main highways. 

Name of Hotel », r r> 

and Cottage. ^ame of Proprietor. 

American House - . . Wm. Zimer Egg Harbor 

New York Hotel. . . . L. Kumpf 

Egg Harbor Bdg. Hse. . H. Frisch 



Location. 


No. 
Persons 
Accom. 


Price 

per 

Week. 


irbor . . . . , 


. . . 20 


$7 00 




. . . 20 


700 




, . . 14 


4.00 



PLEASANTVILLE, N. J. 

Fifty-one and a half miles. Fare, $1.25; 15 days' Excursion, $175. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, 
f '6 35 Five trains each way on weekdays Three trains each way on Sundays. 

Situated on high ground, within sight of the ocean, this town is 
separated from Atlantic City by a stretch of salt meadows five miles in 
width. Many persons find it more beneficial to tarry here than to make 
their homes in close proximity to the sea. As there is water in every 
direction, sailing and fishing are prominent features. 

Mrs. E. A. Scull's cottage, one square from the station, has accom- 
modation for sixty guests at $5.00. Mrs. C. Senseman, "Sunnyside," has 
room for thirty at $4.50. 

CYCLING.— The old shore road, northward through Absecon and southward to 
Somers' Point, is a fine run. It is a part of the great coastwise cycling route from Sandy 
Hook to Cape May. By crossing to Beesley's Point the wheelman may spin south a mile or 
so, and find a road to Ocean City, connecting with the ferry to Longport, thus making a 
varied round trip. 

BRIGANTINE BEACH, N. J. 

Fifty-eight miles. Fare, §1-25; 15 days' Excursion, |!i.75. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $i-.Qio: 
20-trip Family Ticket, good one year from date, #17. 50; 150-trip Ticket, 6 months, good 
only for six successive calendar months including month in which issued, $50.00; 150-trip 
annual, good for twelve successive calendar months including month in which issued, 
$60.00. 

All of the above tickets are good only for the person named thereon^ except tht 20trip 
Family Ticket, which is good for any member of the family or servant therein. Tickets 
can bepurchased at 13th and Chestnut Streets, S34 Chestnut Street, 1005 Chestnut Street, 
3q62 Market Street, foot of Chestnut Street and foot of South Street. 

Winter schedule, two trains, weekdays, to and from Philadelphia. Summer schedule will 
comprise a larger number of trains. 

This charming seaside resort is the adjoining beach to Atlantic City. 
An electric railroad runs the entire length of the beach, connecting every 
portion of the island with the railroad to Philadelphia, and also by means 
of a steel ferry boat to and from Atlantic City, making half-hourly trips 
during the summer months. For those who prefer to avoid the crowd 
and bustle of Atlantic City this is a most agreeable place of summer resi- 
dence, having all the natural attractions of the larger place. Those who 



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are fond of shooting and fishing will find this altogether the best place for 
those sports on the ocean coast. 

The Holland House, equipped with electric lights, artesian water, etc., 
E. Mehl, proprietor, can accommodate nearly one hundred guests at rates 
varying from $15.00 to $35.00. 

Brigantine House, the old-time hostelry kept by A B. Smith, has a 
capacity of one hundred guests, and the prices range from $10.00 to $12.00 
according to room. Open all the year. The equally well known and 
favorite Holdzkom House, A. E. Wells, can accommodate one hundred 
at $8.00 to $12.00. 

Mrs. A. Cordery will take eight boarders at $5.00 to $6.00; S. Holdz- 
kom eight and J. Baymore six guests at $6.00 to $7.00. 

A number of fine cottages, fully furnished, at $150.00 to $250.00 the 
season can be rented from The Brigantine Co. 



Atlantic City, N. J. 



Fifty-six and a half miles. Fare, $1.25; 15 days' Excursion, $1.75, 60-trip Monthly Ticket, 
$1790; 20-trip Family Ticket, good one year from date, $17.50; 150-trip, 6 months, good 
only for six successive calendar months, includitig month in which issued, $50.00; 150-trip 
annual, good for twelve successive calendar months, including month in which issued, 
$60.00. 

All of the above tickets are good only for the person named thereon, except the 20-trip 
Family Ticket, which is good for any member of the family or servant therein. Tickets 
can be purchased at 13th and Chestnut Streets, 834 Chestnut Street, 1005 Chestnut 
Street, 3962 Market Street, foot of Chestnut Street, and foot of South Street. 

In winter, six trains each way on weekdays. Four trains each way on Sundays. In sum- 
mer, fifteen or more trains each way on weekdays. Ten or more trains each way on 
Sundays. 

Atlantic City, once a local resort for Philadelphians. has become the 
national metropolis of sea-shore life. 

A briet run of an hour in luxurious cars and over a perfect road-bed 
ends at this bright and populous resort. 

Arriving and leaving trains of the Philadelphia & Reading Route 
C Atlantic City Railroad) have stations (in addition to the principal sta- 
tion on Atlantic Ave.) at Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia, Delaware 
and Massachusetts Avenues. This is a great convenience, as it places 
visitors within easy walking distance of all the principal hotels as well as 
the cottages and the beach. 

Atlantic City enjoys a continuous season throughout the year; its 
southern exposure and warm sands giving it marked advantages in winter. 
The spring tide of travel occurs during Lent. The vast throngs of visitors 
in the summer time attest not only the popularity of Atlantic City, but its 
marvelous capacity to entertain. The splendid Boardwalk, the several 
piers, the Inlet and its fleet of sail and steam craft, the electric cars, 
affording fine short excursions, the fishing, both in the bays and open sea, 



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the glitter of evening life, bathing in the surf, all offer constant inducement 
to action. 

Two recent institutions are the Country Club, with its fine golf course 
upon the mainland and the annual Horse Show. 

The Philadelphia & Reading route to the sea begins at the ferry sta- 
tions, foot of Chestnut Street and of South Street, Philadelphia. The 
road is stone ballasted and double tracked throughout. The fastest trains 
in the world run regularly upon this level reach of track. The Hall system 
of automatic block signals is in operation ensuring safety. Anthracite coal 
does not make smoke, soot or cinders. 

CYCLING. — Unnumbered miles of level, hard streets and boulevards make it veritably 
a wheelman's paradise, while the beach at low tide is equally attractive. 



Name of Hotel 
and Cottage. 

Adolphus 

Albemarle, The . . 
Ardmore .... 
Arlington, The . . 
Atglen, The . . . 
Anchorage, The 
Beechwood 
Berkley, The Hotel 
Berkshire Inn . . 
Berwick, The . . 
Boscobel, The . . 
Bre.xton .'.... 
Brighton ... 
Brunswick, The Hotel 
Bryn Mawr .... 
Belmont, The . . . 
Bleak House . . 
Chalfonte, The . . 
Chatham, The . . 
Cheltenham . . . 
Chester inn . . 
Clarendon, The 
Columbia Hotel 
Cordova, The . . 
Cedarcroft .... 
Chelsea Hotel 
Dennis, The Hotel 
Dunlop . . . 

Edison, The Hotel 
Esmond .... 
Frontenac . . . 
Galen Hall 
Garden Hotel, The 

Glendale 

Grand Atlantic Hotel 
Gladstone, The 
Haddon Hall . . 
Holmshurst, The . 
Husted House . . 
Hygeia . ... 

Iroquois, The . . 
Irvington, The . . 
Islesworth. The . 
Jefferson, The 
Kenilworth Inn 
Kenilworth Cottage 
Koopman, The Hotel 
Lamborn, The . . . 
Lehman, The .... 
Loraine. The 
Luray, The Hotel 
Majestic, The Hotel 
Morton, The Hotel 



Name of Proprietor. 



Location. 



C. A. Baake .... Ocean End Kentucky Ave, 

J. P. Cope Pacific and Virginia Aves. 

M.Stoy . . Virginia Ave 

Comstock & Odwolt, Ocean End Michigan Ave. 
J. E. Reed 2S So. Michigan Ave . . . 

L C. & 1. R. Adams . Virginia, below Atlantic . 
W. F Mooney . Ocean End Kentucky Ave. 
J. & G. Bew . . Ocean End Kentucky Ave. 

J O &J E.DickinsonOcean End Virginia .4ve . 
Jno. M. Taylor Ocean End Kentucky Ave. 

Miss A. E. Mario:i . Kentucky, near Beach . . 
J .\. Myers So Kentucky Ave 

F W.HeImsley& Son, Indiana Ave. near Beach . 
Mrs Chas H. Sasse, 1418 Pacific Ave . . 
J. E & J. C. Keffer . New York Ave. and Beach 

E. S. Watson .... Virginia near Beach . . . 
Geo. H Corvell Ocean Ave. and Beach . . 
Leeds & Haines . . Ocean End North Carolina 
Mrs Phillips . . Park Place 

Kendig & Richards Virginia Avenue . ... 
Daniel Knauer New York near Beach . . . 

M D. Neiman . . . Ocean End Virginia Ave . 
.... Ocean End Missouri Ave . 
Mrs. I. Reid . . New York near Beach . . 

Jos F Megill, Mgr . S. Carolina Ave. and Beach 
IB Thompson & Co. Morris Ave. and Beach 
W. J. Buzby . . Michigan Ave. near Beach 

Robt T. Dunlop . . Ocean Ave. and Beach . . 
J C Copeland Michigan and Pacific . . 

F. P. Peal . . Ocean End New York Ave. 
Mrs. H. Y. Moyer . So Kentucky Ave .... 
(ialen Hall Co . . Pacific and Connecticut . 
W D Johnson Pacific and Illinois .... 

L. F. Burch .... St. James Place 

Chas E. Cope . Virginia Avenue and Beach 
Stone & Collins Brighton Ave. and Beach 

Leeds & Lippincott . North Carolina and Beach 



Penna. Ave. and Beach 
II South Mississippi Ave . 
Pacific and New York 
Ocean End So. Carolina . 
Chambers & Hoopes, Virginia Ave. and Beach . 
. Hale & Scull . . X'irginia Ave and Beach . 

X'irginia Ave. and Beach . 

J. T. Roberts Kentucky Ave near Beach 

. Mrs.S. P.Wright . . So. Kentucky .-^ve 

J. B. Koopman . . . New York Ave. near Beach 

. A. Lamborn . . Ocean End Maryland Ave. 

. Craighead&Craigh'di[4S Pennsvlvania Ave . 

. 5. Wagner & Son . . St. Charles Place 

.J. White & Son . . Kentucky near Beach . . 

. Osbourne& Hilliard, Virginia Ave and Beach . 

Mrs. N R. Haines . Ocean End Virginia Ave . 



. Henry Darnell 
. Harry Husted . . 
. Mrs. M. A. Marsh 
. W. F, Shaw 



No. 
Persons 




Price 
per 


Accom. 


Week. 


200 


15 


00, 


20 00 


150 


10 


00, 


18 00 


175 


12 


00, 


20 00 


200 


15 


00, 


30 00 


175 


8 


00, 


15 00 


75 


8 


00, 


15 00 


100 


10 


00, 


15 00 


300 


U 


00, 


20 00 


150 


12 


00, 


20 00 


150 


10 


00, 


20 00 


150 


10 


00, 


20 00 


175 


12 


00, 


20 00 


500 


23 


00, 


40 00 


120 


12 


00, 


20 00 


150 


10 


00, 


20 00 


250 


12 


00, 


20 00 


400 


rooms onlv 


400 


18 


00, 


35 00 


150 


15 


00, 


18 00 


150 


12 


00, 


20 00 


120 


10 


00, 


15 00 


150 


12 


00, 


18 00 


150 


12 


00, 


20 00 


200 


8 


00, 


14 00 


250 


10 


00, 


20 00 


500 


20 


00, 


45 00 


500 


iS 


00, 


40 00 


300 


iS 


00, 


35 00 


150 


8 


00, 


15 00 


150 


ID 


00, 


20 00 


200 


10 


00, 


20 00 


250 


14 


00, 


30 00 


300 


18 


00, 


35 00 


200 


12 


00, 


25 00 


600 


15 


00, 


20 CO 


300 


18 


00, 


30 00 


400 


18 


00, 


40 00 


175 


12 


00, 


25 00 


100 


8 


00, 


12 00 


125 


10 


00, 


15 00 


250 


15 


00, 


25 00 


15'i 


15 


CO, 


20 00 


4.'iO 


iS 


00, 


35 00 


150 


10 


00, 


12 00 


200 


10 


00, 


15 00 


75 


8 


00, 


15 00 


250 


12 


00, 


20 00 


125 


10 


00, 


15 00 


125 


15 


00, 


20 00 


150 


18 


00, 


30 00 


400 


:6 


00, 


30 CO 


300 


12 


00, 


20 00 


200 


15 


00, 


20 00 



No. 


Price 


'ersoni 


3 per 


Lccom. 


Week. 


200 


12 00, 


20 00 


200 


15 00. 


25 00 


200 


12 00, 


25 00 


20O 


12 00, 


20 00 


200 


12 00, 


20 00 


200 


18 00, 


30 00 


125 


10 00, 


iS 00 


150 


12 00, 


20 Co 


600 


18 00, 


40 00 


800 


l8 00, 


35 00 


J 53 


12 00, 


20 00 


200 


12 00, 


18 00 


400 


18 00, 


35 00 


250 


16 00. 


20 00 


400 


18 00, 


35 00 


150 


12 00, 


20 00 


400 


18 00, 


35 00 


300 


15 00, 


21 CO 


300 


18 00, 


30 00 


500 


18 00, 


35 00 


150 


10 00, 


15 00 


150 


10 00, 


iS 00 


300 


J2 00, 


25 00 


300 


18 00, 


35 00 


200 


15 00, 


25 00 



59 

^a^nd^Cottage'"' ^ame of Proprietor. Location. 

New England Hotel . Bryan & Williams . S. Carolina Ave. and Beach 

Oriental Vermont Ave. and Beach . 

Pennhuist, The . . Jas. Hood Michigan Ave. and Beach . 

Pierrepont, The . . . J. L. Bechtel .... N.J. Avenue and Beach . 
Ponce De Leon .... Mrs.S. E. Sweeney . Ocean End Virginia Ave . 
Raleigh, The .... John B.Scott .... St. Charles PI. and Beach 
Revere, The . ■ • -J M.Moore . . . 112 Park Place . 
Richmond, The Hotel .J. D. Pease .... Kentucky Ave. and Beach 
Royal Palace .... F.N.Pike .... Pacific Ave. and Beach 
Rudolf, The .... C.R.Myers . . . . New Jersey Ave and Beach 
Runnymede, The . . Mrs. L Mcllvain Park Place ... 

Scarborough, The . . .Alfred Wyman Maryland Ave. and Beach 

Sea Side House . . . . Chas. Evans & Son Penna. Ave. and Beach . . 
Senate, The Hotel . Cook & W'escott . . Ocean End Rhode Isl. Ave. 
Shelburne, The . . . .J.D Southwick . . Michigan Ave and Beach . 

Sothern . Gossler & Cotton . . Ocean End Virginia Ave . 

St. Charles, The . . Jas. B Reilly ... St. Charles PI. near Beach 
Sterling .... W.J. Finch . Ocean End Kentucky Ave. 

Strand, The New HotelFairbaini&Williams, Penna. Ave near Beach . 
Traymore. The Hotel . D. S. White, Jr Illinois Ave. and Beach . 

Waldorf, The .... Mrs. H. E. Wright . N. Y. Ave near Beach . . 
Westminster, The . . Chas. Buhrle . . . . Pacific and Kentucky Aves. 
Wiltshire, The . . . . S. S. Phoebus .... Virginia .^ve. and Beach . 
Windsor, The . . . . G. Jason Waters . . Illinois Ave. and Beach . 
Woolton Hall ... H H. Keen . . . . Vermont Ave. and Beach . 

Along the Lower Coast. 

CAPE MAY DIVISION. 

The Cape May Division extends from Winslow Junction, where it 
connects with the main line of the Atlantic City Railroad to Cape May, 
with a branch to Sea Isle City, and another branch to Ocean City, which 
brings that growing resort twelve miles nearer to Philadelphia than here- 
tofore. 

In construction, equipment and general features the new. line has 
been made to conform to the high standards established by the "Phila- 
delphia & Reading Route." The road is very substantially built, en- 
suring its ability to handle the largest conceivable volume of travel with- 
out danger of delay or accident. The track is of heavy steel, and is bal- 
lasted with broken stone and slag, precluding the familiar annoyance of 
dust. The motive power is supplied by smokeless locomotives of the 
well-known Reading type, noted for their great power and speed. An 
ample outfit of passenger coaches of novel and beautiful design, with 
Pullman parlor cars for those of more luxurious tastes, complete the 
provision for the safe, swift and comfortable transportation of passen- 
gers. A full service of express trains will be operated throughout the 
season. 

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE. 

Sixty-eight miles. Fare, |i. 68; 10 days' Excursion, $2 00. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $19.55. 

The county seat of Cape May County, long noted for its good gun- 
ning and fishing, as evidenced by the numerous club houses in its im- 
mediate vicinity, the three largest — the Royer, Keystone and Kensing- 



6i 

ton — being within a short walk of the station. It is located on the Great 
Sounds, affording the finest inside fishing on the Jersey coast. 

The Hotel Bellevue, Alex. R. Springer, proprietor, will take forty 
boarders, $5.co to $9.00. 

CAPE MAY, N. J. 

Seventy-nine and a half miles. I^'are, $1 75: 15 days' e.xcuision, $2 00. 60-tiip Monthly 
Ticket, $2500; 20-trip Family Ticket, $2000; T50-tiip Ticket, 6 m on t lis, $50.00; 150-trip 
Annual Ticket, $60 00. Conditions and limits of these tickets are similar to those of 
Atlantic City tickets of the same class. 

Cape May is one of the oldest and most popular watering places 
along the Jersey coast, and is the summer headquarters of the inost 
aristocratic and wealthy residents of the Middle and Southern States. 

Its hotels and boarding cottages are amp'e in number and well 
equipped to accommodate all visitors, and the beach is perfectly safe and 
affords the finest bathing of any place along the shore. 

A Country Club with excellent golf links has been opened in a 
delightful location, adding very greatly to the other attractions of Cape 
May. The train service by the Philadelphia & Reading Route has been 
very greatly improved, and the passenger department take pleasure in 
assuring its patrons of still further progress in this direction. 

Regarded from a hygienic and sanitary standpoint, Cape May has 
no superior. Its climatic advantages are universally conceded, the su- 
perior qualities of its pure water drawn from artesian wells, and the cele- 
brated "Cold Springs" is well known, and its sewerage system regarded 
as a model. 



Name of Proiirietor. 



Name of Hotel 
and Cottage. 

.\ldine Theo. Mueller . . Cape May 

Baltimore Inn 

Bre.von Villa R. J. Cresswell ... 

Cape House .... .Mr. Kromer ... " 

Carlton House . . Weaver & Shaw " 

Chalfonte . " 

Colonial House . . . W. A. Church " 

Columbia House . . Geo. H. Reel .... " 

Congress Hall . . . Miss Rose Halpin " 

Ebbitt House . . S. W. Golt .... 
Elberon .... los. R Wilson ... " 

Glenvvood "S. P. Williams ... 

Lafayette House . John Tracy " 

Marine Villa . . . Mrs. J. N. Rogers . . 
Miller Cottage . . Mrs. H. B. Marcy . . " 

Ocean Villa I. T Woolson ... " 

Pier Avenue Inn . . Alex Gordon ... " 

Sea Crest Inn S. .A. Foster .... " 

Shoreham ...... S E. Evvintc .... 

Star Villa House . . . Mrs. Ricliardsou . . " 

Stockton House . . Harris Cake .... 

United States 

Williamson Cottage Miss D. Hand ... 

Windsor House .... 

Windsor Anne.'i . . . .J.S.Wales 



No. 




Price 




Persons 




per 




Accom. 


Week. 




150 


10 


00, 


I.S 


00 


160 


10 


00, 


up 




I'D 


s 


00, 


'S 


00 


00 


8 


00, 


20 


00 


350 


S 


00, 


20 


CO 


200 


I.S 


00, 


20 


01" 


125 


10 


00, 


20 


00 


250 


.S 


00, 


10 


00 


600 


20 


00, 


up 




100 


10 


00, 


IS 


00 


150 


l.S 


00, 


20 


00 


100 


7 


00, 


12 


00 


500 


I.S 


00, 


20 


00 


I.S° 


IH 


00, 


25 


00 


60 


6 


00, 


70 


00 


,S0 


8 


00, 


12 


00 


5° 


.S 


00, 


12 


00 


50 










200 


S 


00, 


20 


00 


200 


IS 


00, 


20 


00 


1 100 


I.S 


00, 


20 


00 


200 


10 


00, 


15 


00 


50 


7 


00, 


10 


00 


300* 


20 


00, 


up 




50 











6i' 
SEA ISLE CITY, N. J. 

Sixty-five miles. Fare, ;Ji.55: 15 days' Excursion, $2.00. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, ^25.00; 
20-trip Family Ticket, $20.00; 150-trip Ticket, 6 months, ^150 00; 150-trip Annual Ticket, 
$60.00. Conditions and limits same as those of Atlantic City tickets of the same class. 

Situated on an island seven miles long and about one and a half miles 
in width, nearly equidistant between Atlantic City and Cape May, it fronts 
upon the broad expanse of the open ocean, with a firm and gently sloping 
beach, that furnishes the safest and most delightful surf bathing that could 
be desired. A large bay and a labyrinth of water-ways, teeming with fish, 
crabs and oysters, afford unexcelled facilities for marine adventure and 
sport. Here are the famous Corson's Inlet sheepshead grounds, known to 
every piscatorial enthusiast in the country, for the sheepshead is the 
gamest of the finny tribe. Excellent yachting there is, of course, both on 
the open sea and in the still waters of the tributaries. 

The climate is most delightful, and the stringent measures enforced to 
protect the soil from contamination, together with the city's unexcelled 
water supply, render it notably healthful. A sixteen-feet wide board-walk, 
extending for more than two miles along the ocean front, and a drive 
seven miles in length on the hard level beach, at the very edge of the 
surf, make promenading and driving pleasant features of the daily life. 
Churches, schools, stores, and all the requisites of comfortable living 
abound. In addition to the larger houses mentioned below, which are all 
on or near the ocean front, there are numerous private cottages, where 
board may he had at prices ranging from $6.00 per week upwards. 

Name of Hotel j^.^,^^^ ^, Proprietor. Locnlion 

and Cottage. "^ 

Albion, The Hotel . . Samuel Schick . . Sea Isle City .... 

Bellevue Hotel . . . . Mrs. Fritz Cornecker " " ... 

Busch Hotel Geo. Busch " " 

Colonade Hotel . . . Col. R. B. Getman . " " 

Continental Morris Boney .... " " 

Olympia Hotel . . .J. Delany " " 

Peterson's Hotel . . . Chas. Peterson . . " " 

Philadelphia Hotel . . T. Gegan " " 

Surf House D. Struthers .... " " . . 

Tivoli Hotel Geo. Reges " " 



No. 
Persons 
Accom. 


Price 

per 

Week. 




40 


S 00, 


12 


00 


I2,S 


10 00, 


12 


00 


fo 


12 QO, 






300 


10 00, 


12 


00 


400 
40 

75 
50 


10 00, 

8 00, 
8 00, 
8 00, 


20 
12 
9 
10 


00 
00 
00 
00 


100 


8 00, 


12 


00 


100 


8 00, 


12 


00 



OCEAN CITY, N. J. 

Sixty-five miles. Fare, $1.55; 15 days' Excursion, $2. 00. 60-trip Monthly Ticket, $25.00: 20- 
Family Ticket, $20.00; 150-trip Ticket, 6 months, $50.00; 150-trip Annual Ticket, $6000. 
Conditions and limits the same as those of Atlantic City tickets of same class. 

Ocean City contains upwards of 2,000 attractive, and, in many in-^ 
stances, costly cottages. In addition to the hotels there are a number of 
comfortable cottages from 9 to 15 rooms, at which board may be had 
at reasonable rates; numerous stores of all kinds, a fine bank, exten- 
sive electric lighting plant, pure artesian water and perfect sewerage are 
among the advantages of this progressive resort. The streets are beauti- 
fully paved, and a good street car service is maintained. The cars now 
run to Fifty-ninth Street. A fine 25-foot board-walk has just been com- 



63 



pleted. At this point one of the best beaches on the coast exists. Egg 
Harbor Bay, near by, is the fishing ground for Ocean City. 

The Camp Meeting session lasts ten days in each season, and the 
.Auditorium and Temple are in frequent use throughout the summer, 
many notable educators and divines appearing here every year. The 
Philadelphia & Reading Route to Ocean City brings this place a dozen 
miles nearer Philadelphia than before. 



Name of Hotel 
and Cottage. 



Name of Proprietor. 



Aetna Hotel A.^Burgeois 

Association House . . T. R. Wescott 
Arlington Hotel . . B. & E. Heiii . 

Atglen S. C. Goff 

lelison Edwin Lyndall 



R. R. Snoy 
J. L. Veal . . . 
. Miss M. Boyle 
. Mrs. English 
Mrs. M. Garwood 
H. & M. Mathews 
. Mrs. Can field 



Brighton 
Champion Hotel 
Emmet t 
English .... 

Garwood .... 

Glycine 

Illinois on Strand 

Illinois ...... 

Lafayette . . . D. Gallagher 

Mayberry S. M. Mayberry 

Neptune 

Oceanic . . . Mrs. M. J. Wisham 

Ocean City .... S. L. Hand 

Oxford House .... Mrs. A. H. Baker 

Park, The L Riggins 

Pequa Mrs B. F. Wheal man 

Strand Mrs. E. B. Eyres 

Swarthmore The . . . M. Graham & Co 

Traymoie Misses Creths . 

V'andalia Mrs. Burleigh 

Waveily 

Windsor David Creswell 

Wyoming A. P. Milner . . 



C 



No. 

Persons 

Accom. 

400 

50 

25 

125 

50 
250 

50 

50 

50 

30 

25 



80 
160 

2.S 
60 
50 
50 
50 
50 
140 

So 
140 
.50 
»5 



Price 

per 

Week. 

10 00, 15 00 

10 00, 15 GO 

10 CO, 15 00 

10 00, 15 00 

10 00, 15 00 

10 00, 18 00 

10 00, 15 00 

10 00, 15 00 

10 00, 15 00 

10 00, 15 00 

10 00, 15 00 

10 00, 15 00 

8 00, 10 00 

10 00, 15 00 

10 00, 15 00 

10 00, 15 00 

10 00, i."! 00 

8 00, 15 00 

10 00, 15 00 

10 00, 15 00 

10 00. 15 00 

10 00, 18 00 

10 00. 15 00 

10 00, 15 00 

10 00, 15 00 

10 00, 15 00 

10 00, 15 00 

10 00, 15 00 




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